A09461:66
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.
Now if so be it fall out that the sick party cannot of himself renew his own faith and repentance, he must seek the help of others. When the man ⟨p. 102⟩that was sick of the dead palsy could not go to Christ himself, he got others to bear him in his bed;1 & when they could not come near for the multitude, they uncovered the roof of the house, and let the bed down before Christ: even so, when sick men cannot alone by themselves do the good duties to which they are bound, they must borrow help from their fellow members; who are partly by their counsel to put to their helping hand, & partly by their prayers to present them unto God, and to bring them into the presence of Christ.
Now if so be it fall out that the sicke partie cannot of himselfe renue his owne faith and repentance, he must seeke the help of others. When the man ⟨p. 102⟩that was sicke of the dead palsie could not go to Christ himself, he got others to bear him in his bedde;1 & when they could not come neere for the multitude, they vncouered the roofe of the house, and let the bed down before Christ: euen so, when sicke men cannot alone by thēselues doe the good duties to which they are bound, they must borrow helpe from their fellowe members; who are partly by their counsell to put to their helping hand, & partly by their prayers to present them vnto God, and to bring them into the presence of Christ.
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And touching help in this case, sundry duties are to be performed. Saint James sets down four, two whereof concern the sick patient, and other two such as be helpers. The first duty