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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 10: Rule 10.
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Rule 10.
If thy condition be so sad, and thy melancholy so excessive, that thou canst 1not lay hold upon any promise, yet notwithstanding look towards it. Say as Jonah, when he was in the Whales belly, Jonah 2. 4. Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight, yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. The Temple was a type of Christ. Though thou canst not apply Christ to thy soul for thy comfort, yet look towards him; and if thou canst not come to him, he will come to thee; if thou canst not apprehend him, he will apprehend thee: 2As the Lodestone will draw the Iron, though the Iron cannot draw the Lodestone, so will Christ (thy heavenly lodestone) draw thee to the Promise, though thou canst not draw thy ⟨p. 206⟩self to it. No man can come to me (saith Christ) except the Father draw him: pray therefore with the Church, 3Can. 1.4. Draw me, and we will run after thee.
If thy condition bee so sad, and thy melancholy so excessive, that thou canst 1not lay hold upon any promise, yet notwithstanding look towards it. Say as Jonah, when hee was in the Whales belly, Jonah 2. 4. Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight, yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. The Temple was a type of Christ. Though thou canst not apply Christ to thy soul for thy comfort, yet look towards him; and if thou canst not come to him, hee will come to thee; if thou canst not apprehend him, hee will apprehend thee: