A09461:40
A salve for a sick man. or, A treatiseA salve for a sicke man. or, A treatise
A salve for a sick man. or, A treatise containing the nature, differences, and kinds of death as also the right manner of dying well. And it may serve for spiritual instruction to 1. Mariners when they go to sea. 2. Soldiers when they go to battle. 3. Women when they travel of child.A salve for a sicke man. or, A treatise containing the nature, differences, and kindes of death as also the right manner of dying well. And it may serue for spirituall instruction to 1. Mariners when they goe to sea. 2. Souldiers when they goe to battell. 3. Women when they trauell of child.
London: printed by John Legat, 1611London: printed by Iohn Legat, 1611
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.
The preparation unto death, ⟨p. 52⟩is an action of a repentant sinner, whereby he makes himself fit and ready to die, and it is a duty very necessary, to which we are bound by Gods commandment. For there be sundry places of Scripture which do straightly enjoin us to watch & pray, & to make our selves ready every way against the second coming of Christ to judgement. Now the same places do withal bind us to make preparation against death, at which time God comes to judgement unto us particularly, Again, look as death leaveth a man, so shall the last judgement find him, and so shall he abide eternally: there may be changes & conversions from evil to good in this life, but after death there is no change at all. Therefore a preparation to death can in no ⟨p. 53⟩wise be omitted of him that desires to make an happy & blessed end.
The preparation vnto death, ⟨p. 52⟩is an action of a repentant sinner, whereby he makes himself fit and ready to die, and it is a dutie very necessary, to which we are bound by Gods commā dement. For there bee sundrie places of Scripture which doe straightly inioyn vs to watch & pray, & to make our selues readie euery way against the secōd comming of Christ to iudgement. Now the same places doe withall bind vs to make preparation against death, at which time God comes to iudgement vnto vs particularly, Againe, look as death leaueth a man, so shall the last iudgement finde him, and so shall hee abide eternally: there may bee changes & conuersions from euill to good in this life, but after death there is no change at all. Therefore a preparation to death can in no ⟨p. 53⟩wise be omitted of him that desires to make an happie & blessed end.
This preparation is twofold: general, & particular. General preparation is that whereby a man prepares himself to die through the whole course of his life. A duty most needful that must in no wise be omitted. The reasons are these: First of all death which is certain is most uncertain. I say it is certain, because no man can eschew death. And it is uncertain 3. ways: first, in regard of time: for no man knoweth when he shall die: secondly, in regard of place: for no man knows where he shall die, whether in his bed or in the field, whether by sea or by land: thirdly, in respect of the kind of death; for no man knows whether he shall die of a lingering