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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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The Godly mans Ark, OR, City of Refuge in the day of his Distresses. › Sermon 5 › Rule 6
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Rule 6
If thou canst not apply to thy self 1for thy comfort in affliction, the conditional Promises, lay hold upon the absolute Promises. I have formerly told you that there are some Promises conditional, others absolute, some to grace, others of grace; some to those that are godly, others, to make us godly: God hath not only promised to pardon those that repent, but to give repentance; 2not only to justify those who believe, but to give us to believe; not only to give Heaven to those that love him, but to give us grace to love him; not only to save those that persevere, but to enable us to persevere: and ⟨p. 195⟩therefore if thou canst not lay hold upon the Promises to those that are godly, apply those which are made to make us godly. If not those which are made to those who repent, believe and persevere, apply those wherein God promiseth to give us to repent, believe, and persevere. If not the conditional, lay hold upon the absolute.
If thou canst not apply to thy self 1for thy comfort in affliction, the conditional Promises, lay hold upon the absolute Promises. I have formerly told you that there are some Promises conditional, others absolute, some to grace, others of grace; some to those that are godly, others, to make us godly: God hath not only promised to pardon those that repent, but to give repentance; 2not only to justifie those who beleeve, but to give us to beleeve; not only to give Heaven to those that love him, but to give us grace to love him; not only to save those that persevere, but to inable us to persevere: and ⟨p. 195⟩