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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. VIII.
There are very Different and Various degrees in the Church of God. It was En•••ned concerning the Ark, in Gen. 6.16. •ith Lower, Second, and Third Stories, thou ••alt make it. Thus after some sort, there […] Three Stories in the Church of God; ••ere is the Visible Church, there is the Miscall Church on Earth, and there is the triumphant Church in Heaven. These three […] so many Ascending Stories in the Ark […] the Lord.
There are very Different and Various •egrees in the Church of God. It was En•••ned concerning the Ark, in Gen. 6.16. •ith Lower, Second, and Third Stories, thou ••alt make it. Thus after some sort, there 〈…〉 Three Stories in the Church of God; ••ere is the Visible Church, there is the My••cal Church on Earth, and there is the ••iumphant Church in Heaven. These three 〈…〉 so many Ascending Stories in the Ark 〈…〉 the Lord.