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The godly mans ark or, City of refuge, in the day of his distress.…The godly mans ark or, City of refuge, in the day of his distresse.…
The godly mans ark or, City of refuge, in the day of his distress. Discovered in divers sermons, the first of which was preached at the funeral of Mistress Elizabeth Moore. The other four were afterwards preached, and are all of them now made public, for the supportation and consolation of the saints of God in the hour of tribulation. Hereunto are annexed Mris. Moors evidences for Heaven, composed and collected by her in the time of her health, for her comfort in the time of sickness. / By Ed. Calamy, B.D. and pastor of the church at Aldermanbury.The godly mans ark or, City of refuge, in the day of his distresse. Discovered in divers sermons, the first of which was preached at the funerall of Mistresse Elizabeth Moore. The other four were afterwards preached, and are all of them now made publick, for the supportation and consolation of the saints of God in the hour of tribulation. Hereunto are annexed Mris. Moores evidences for Heaven, composed and collected by her in the time of her health, for her comfort in the time of sickness. / By Ed. Calamy, B.D. and pastor of the church at Aldermanbury.
London: printed for Jo. Hancock (brother to the late deceased Eliz. Moore) to be sold, 1657
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Dedication: TO Those of Aldermanbury-Parish, together with all others, who attend constantly upon t…
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He that hath but one Talent, shal• answer but for one; but you that have five, or ten Talents, must be answerable, according to the quantity, as well as the quality of them.
Hee that hath but one Talent, shal• answer but for one; but you that have five, or ten Talents, must bee answerable, according to the quantity, as well as the quality of them.
11 Labour to diffuse those grace• which God hath given you, and to communicate them to those with whom you converse. True grace i• of a spreading nature, and therefore compared to leaven, which diffuseth i• ⟨image 11⟩self into the whole lump, and to Salt, that seasoneth all those things with which it is mingled. As soon as the woman of 1Samaria had found out the Messiah, she leaves her water-pot, and goeth into the City, to tell others what God had done for her. As soon as Cornelius had received the Message from the Angel, to send for Peter; he calls together his kinsmen and near friends, that they, together with him, might be made partakers of Gospel-grace. A true 2Christian is like a Needle touched with the Lodestone. A Needle (truly touched) draweth another, and that will draw another, and that, another: Whosoever hath his heart truly touched by effectual grace, will labour to convert others, and they, others. Philip will draw Nathaniel, Andrew will draw Peter. And Peter being converted, will labour to strengthen his Brethren: There is a natural instinct in all creatures to make others like themselves (as fire will turn all things that come ⟨image 12⟩