A godly and learned exposition or commentary upon the three first chapters of the…A godly and learned exposition or commentarie vpon the three first chapters of the…

Again, note here who is the author of grievous sicknesses, namely, Christ himself: For he saith, I will cast her into a bed. Sicknesses come not by chance or fortune, but from the hand of God. This we must learn to believe, and it will cause us to make better use of sicknesses than usually we do: If men did believe this, it would make the hardest heart to repent in time of sickness: for this they would say, Hath God cast me down with sickness? no doubt it is to humble me for some of my sins, to make me know them, to leave them, and to turn unto him▪ This use the servants of God have made hereof, ^(d)when the Prophet came to Hez••ias, and told him he should die, he turned his face to the wall and wept, as for other things, so for his sins especially. And Jacob being to die, ^(e)lea•ed on his ••affe, and by faith worshippe• towards the beds head, lifting up his body to do reverence unto God, thereby testifying his humility, faith, and hope▪ And the like ought we to do, which if we could, we should find our sickness would become a blessing unto us.

Againe, note here who is the author of grieuous sicknesses, namely, Christ himselfe: For he saith, I will cast her into a bed. Sicknesses come not by chaunce or fortune, but from the hand of God. This wee must learne to beleeue, and it will cause vs to make better vse of sicknesses than vsually we do: If men did beleeue this, it would make the hardest heart to repent in time of sicknesse: for this they would say, Hath God cast me downe with sicknesse? no doubt it is to humble me for some of my sinnes, to make me know them, to leaue them, and to turne vnto him▪ This vse the seruants of God haue made hereof, ^(d)when the Prophet came to Hez••ias, and told him hee should die, he turned his face to the wall and wept, as for other things, so for his sinnes especially. And Iaacob being to die,