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An ark against a delugeAn arke against a deluge
An ark against a deluge: or, Safety in dangerous times. Discovered in a sermon before the honourable House of Commons, at their late extraordinary fast, October 22. 1644. / By Obadiah Sedgwick, Bachelor in Divinity, and pastor of Coggeshall in Essex. Published by order of the said House.An arke against a deluge: or, Safety in dangerous times. Discovered in a sermon before the honourable House of Commons, at their late extraordinary fast, October 22. 1644. / By Obadiah Sedgwicke, Batchelour in Divinity, and pastour of Coggeshall in Essex. Published by order of the said House.
London: printed by J. Raworth for Samuel Gellibrand, 1644
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But if God be not Reconciled to us, what can be safety to us? the waters now will rise in strength, and cover all the mountains: A very sad condition, when man is mine enemy about me, and Conscience is mine enemy within me, and God also is mine enemy above me.
But if God be not Reconciled to us, what can be safety to us? the waters now will rise in strength, and cover all the mountaines: A very sad condition, when man is mine enemy about me, and Conscience is mine enemy within me, and God also is mine enemy above me.
2. A Christ possessed: when Christ came into the ship, the storm ceased presently: now all was calm and safe, though the Disciples were in danger before: how much more is it our safety, when Christ not only is in our ship, but is our very ship; when a Person is in Christ, and Christ is in him: All the houses of the Israelites were safe from the destroying Angel, which had the blood sprinkled upon them: Christs blood is a securing blood, his blood covers us from the wrath of God, and his Blood makes our peace with him, who can make peace on all the earth, Yea, our very enemies to be at peace with us. A Person, who hath Christ, may be upon many waters, but he shall never be under the waters; His Ark may be tossed, but it shall never be drowned: it may be troubled, but still 'tis safe: Christ is an Ark, that can save at a pinch, and that can save to the uttermost.
2. A Christ possess'd: when Christ came into the ship, the storme ceased presently: now all was calme and safe, though the Disciples were in danger before: how much more is it our safety, when Christ not only is in our ship, but is our very ship; when a Person is in Christ, and Christ is in him: All the houses of the Israelites were safe from the destroying Angel, which had the blood sprinkled upon them: Christs blood is a securing blood, his blood covers us from the wrath of God, and his Blood makes our peace with him, who can make peace on all the earth, Yea, our very enemies to be at peace with us. A Person, who hath Christ, may be upon many waters, but he shall never be under the waters; His Arke may be tossed, but it shall never be drowned: it may be troubled, but still 'tis safe: Christ is an Arke, that can save at a pinch, and that can save to the uttermost.