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A divine herbal together with a forrest of thorns In five sermons. ... By…A divine herball together with a forrest of thornes In five sermons. ... By…
A divine herbal together with a forrest of thorns In five sermons. ... By Tho. Adams.A divine herball together with a forrest of thornes In five sermons. ... By Tho. Adams.
London: printed by George Purslowe for John Budge, 1616London: printed by George Purslowe for Iohn Budge, 1616
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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.
Balsamum, or Faith.
Hath the heart got a green wound, by committing some offence against God? for actual iniquity makes a gash in the soul. The good man runs for Balsamum, and stancheth the blood: Faith in the promises of Jesus Christ. He knows there is Balm at Gilead, and there are Physicians there: 1and therefore the health of his soul may easily be recovered. He is sure, that if the blood of Christ be applied, it will soon stanch the blood of his conscience, and keep him from bleeding to death: and that the wounds of his Saviour will cure the wounds of his soul. And though this virtual healing herb be in Gods own Garden, yet he hath a key to open it, prayer: and a hand to take it out, and to lay it on his sores, faith. This is a sovereign herb; and indeed so sovereign, that there is no herb good to us, without it. It may be called Panaces; which Physicians say is an herb for all manner of diseases: and is indeed the principal herb of grace; for it adorns the soul with all the merits and righteousness of JESUS CHRIST.
HAth the heart got a greene wound, by comitting some offense against God? for actuall iniquity makes a gash in the soule. The good man runnes for Balsamum, and stancheth the bloud: Faith in the promises of Iesus Christ. He knowes there is Balme at Gilead, and there are Physicians there: 1and therefore the health of his soule may easily be recouered. He is sure, that if the bloud of Christ bee applyed, it will soone stanch the bloud of his conscience, and keepe him from bleeding to death: and that the wounds of his Sauiour will cure the wounds of his soule. And though this virtuall healing herbe be in Gods owne Garden, yet he hath a key to open it, prayer: and a hand to take it out, and to lay it on his sores, faith. This is a soueraigne herbe; and indeed so soueraigne, that there is no herbe good to vs, without it. It may bee called Panaces; which Physicians say is an herbe for all manner of diseases: and is indeede the principall herbe of grace; for it adornes the soule with all the merits and righteousnes of IESVS CHRIST.