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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. IX.
There are in the Church of God, Creature• of all Natures, both good and bad. We fin• Gen. 6.19, 20. Some of every Beast & some […] ⟨p. 27⟩•owl, were admitted into the Ark. The distinction of Clean and Unclean, was it •eems, then taken up; and the Clean, which •ight be Sacrificed, were by Sevens [Behold […] Odd One for a Sacrifice] The Unclean, which •ight not be Sacrificed, were by Couples •ere▪ A very signal, special, and miraculous Providence it was, that assisted Noah in […] gathering together all sorts of Animals.
There are in the Church of God, Creature• of all Natures, both good and bad. We fin• Gen. 6.19, 20. Some of every Beast & some 〈…〉 ⟨p. 27⟩owl, were admitted into the Ark. The istinction of Clean and Unclean, was it eems, then taken up; and the Clean, which ight be Sacrificed, were by Sevens [Behold Odd One for a Sacrifice] The Unclean, which ight not be Sacrificed, were by Couples ere A very signal, special, and miracuus Providence it was, that assisted Noah in gathering together all sorts of Anials.