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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
OBSERVATION VII.
OBSERRVATION VII.
One Catholic Church has in it, many particular Congregations and Societies, that ••ree to worship God in Christ, according […] His Gospel. There were many particu••• Mansions, and Chambers in the Ark of ••ah; yet they all made but One Ark. 'Tis […] in the Church of God; Only with this •••ference, That I look upon the Church ra••r as a Genus, than an Integrum. There […] many particular Churches, and yet they […] make up One Church Catholic, which is […] Mystical Body of Christ. Hence our ••rd says in Cant. 6.9. My Undefiled is but […]. A particular Church is that Associati•• of Believers, which Assemble together […] one place, with Engagements and Endeavours ⟨p. 24⟩to carry on, The Worship of the Gospel. I do not know, that the Word of God ever mentioned any particular Church of another Species or Dimension.
One Catholick Church has in it, many ••rticular Congregations and Societies, that ••ree to worship God in Christ, according 〈…〉 His Gospel. There were many particu••• Mansions, and Chambers in the Ark of ••ah; yet they all made but One Ark. 'Tis 〈…〉 in the Church of God; Onely with this ference, That I look upon the Church rar as a Genus, than an Integrum. There many particular Churches, and yet they make up One Church Catholick, which is Mystical Body of Christ. Hence our rd says in