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Work upon the ark. Meditations upon the ark as a type of the church
Work upon the ark. Meditations upon the ark as a type of the church; delivered in a sermon at Boston, and now dedicated unto the service of all, but especially of those whose concerns lye in ships. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Four lines of quotations]
Boston: printed by Samuel Green, 1689
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OBSERVATION. II.
The Lord Jesus Christ Himself, is most ••timately Concerned and Embarked, in •he Church of God. When the Ark was •uilt, Noah the Builder Shipped himself upon it; if the Ark had sunk, or Split Noah himself must have perished with it. But […] was well secured by the presence of No•h there; tho' it seems to have drawn a•ove sixteen foot of Water, as may be gathered from its resting on an Hill when the Waters were above it, at least eleven cu••ts. Thus, our Lord Jesus Christ, having •uilt the Church, He is now Himself aboard, •nd will be so, To the end of the World. It […] His promise in Isa 43.3. When thou pas•est thro' the Waters, I will be with thee. And •t is His pity in Isa. 63.9. In all their Afflictions, He is Afflicted. If the Church miscarry our Lord Jesus Christ Himself will do […] too; but there is no Fear of That!
The Lord Jesus Christ Himself, is most ••timately Concerned and Embarked, in •he Church of God. When the Ark was •uilt, Noah the Builder Shipp'd himself up•n it; if the Ark had sunk, or Split Noah •imself must have perished with it. But was well secured by the presence of Noh there; tho' it seems to have drawn aove sixteen foot of Water, as may be gahered from its resting on an Hill when the Waters were above it, at least eleven cuts. Thus, our Lord Jesus Christ, having uilt the Church, He is now Himself aboard, nd will be so, To the end of the World. It His promise in Isa 43.3. When thou pasest thro' the Waters, I will be with thee. And t is His pitty in