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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
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Secondly, this meditation is a means to further repentance. When Jonah came to Nineveh & cried, Yet forty days and Nineveh shall be destroyed, the whole city repented in sackcloth and ashes. When Elijah came to Ahab and told him that the dogs should eat Jezebel by the wall of Jesreel, & him also of Ahab's stock that died in the city, &c. it made him to humble himself so, as the lord saith to Elijah, Seest thou how Ahab is humbled before me. Now if the remembrance of death was of such force in him that was but an hypocrite, how excellent a means of grace will it be in them that truly repent?
Secondly, this meditation is a meanes to further repentance. When Ionas came to Niniuie & cried, Yet fourty daies and Niniue shall bee destroyed, the whole citie repented in sackecloath and ashes. When Elias came to Ahab and tolde him that the dogges should eate Iesabel by the wall of Iesreel, & him also of Ahabs stocke that died in the citie, &c. it made him to humble himself so, as the lord saith to Elias, Seest thou how Ahab is humbled before me. Now if the remēbrance of death was of such force in him that was but an hypocrite, how excellent a meanes of grace will it be in them that truely repent?
Thirdly, this meditation seems to stir up contentation in every estate and condition of life that shall befall us. Righteous ⟨p. 64⟩Job in the midst of his afflictions, comforts himself with this consideration. Naked (saith he) cam I forth of my mothers womb, and naked shall I return again, &c, blessed be the name of the Lord. And surely the often meditation of this, that a man of all his abundance can carry nothing with him but either a coffin or a winding sheet or both, should be a forcible means to repress the unsatiable desire of riches & the love of this world.
Thirdly, this meditatiō seems to stirre vp contentation in euery estate and condition of life that shall befall vs. Righteous ⟨p. 64⟩Iob in the midst of his afflictions, comforts himself with this consideration. Naked (saith he) cam I forth of my mothers wombe, and naked shall I returne againe, &c, blessed bee the name of the Lord. And surely the often meditation of this, that a man of al his aboundance can carrie nothing with him but either a coffin or a winding sheete or both, should bee a forcible meanes to represse the vnsatiable desire of riches & the loue of this world.