A09461:52
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.
And because the former duties are so necessary, as none can be more, I will use some reasons yet further to enforce them. Whatsoever a man would do when he is dying, the same he ought to do every day while he is living: now the most notorious and wicked person that ever was, when he is dying will pray and desire others to pray for him, & promise amendment of life, protesting that if he might live, he would become a practitioner ⟨p. 74⟩in all the good duties of faith, repentance, & reformation of life. Oh therefore be careful to do this every day. Again, the saying is true, he that would live when he is dead, must die while he is alive, namely, to his sins. Wouldest thou then live eternally? sue to heaven for thy pardon, and see that now in thy life-time thou die to thine own sins. Lastly, wicked Balaam would fain die the death of the righteous: but alas, it was to small purpose: for he would by no means live the life of the righteous. For his continual purpose and meaning was to follow his old ways in sorceries & covetousness. Now the life of a righteous man stands in the humbling of himself for his sins past, and in a careful reformation of life to come. Wouldest ⟨p. 75⟩thou then die the death of the righteous? then look unto it, that thy life be the life of the righteous: if ye will needs live the life of the unrighteous, ye must look to die the death of the unrighteous. Remember this, and content not your selves to hear the word, but be doers of it: for ye learn no more indeed, what measure of knowledge soever ye have, then ye practice.
And because the former duties are so necessary, as none can be more, I wil vse some reasons yet furder to inforce thē. Whatsoeuer a man would doe when he is dying, the same he ought to doe euery day while he is liuing: now the most notorious and wicked person that euer was, when he is dying will pray and desire others to pray for him, & promise amendment of life, protesting that if he might liue, he would become a practitioner ⟨p. 74⟩in all the good duties of faith, repentance, & reformation of life. Oh therfore be careful to do this euery day. Again, the saying is true, he that would liue when he is dead, must die while he is aliue, namely, to his sins. Wouldest thou then liue eternally? sue to heauen for thy pardon, and see that now in thy life-time thou die to thine own sinnes. Lastly, wicked Balaam would faine die the death of the righteous: but alas, it was to small purpose: for he would by no means liue the life of the righteous. For his cōtinual purpose and meaning was to follow his olde waies in sorceries & couetousnesse. Now the life of a righteous man standes in the humbling of himself for his sinnes past, and in a carefull reformatiō of life to come. Wouldest