A09461:69
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 second duty of the sick party is to confess his sins, as S. James saith,1 Confess your sins one to another, and pray one for another. It will be said, that this is to bring in again Popish shrift. Ans. Confession of our sins, and that unto men was never denied of any: the question only is of the manner and order of making confession. And for this cause we must put a great difference between popish shrift, and the confession of which S. James speaketh. For he requires only a confession of that or those sins which lie upon a mans conscience when he is sick: but the popish doctrine requireth a particular enumeration of all mans sins. Again, S. James enjoins confession ⟨p. 208⟩only as a thing meet & convenient, but the Papists as a thing necessary to the remission of sins. Thirdly, S. James permits that confession be made to any man, & by one man to another mutually; whereas popish shrift is made only to the priest. The second duty then is, that the sick party troubled in mind with the memory and consideration of any of his sins past, or any manner of way tempted by the devil, shall freely of his own accord open his case to such as are both able & willing to help him, that he may receive comfort and die in peace of conscience.
The second dutie of the sick partie is to confesse his sins, as S. Iames saith,1 Confesse your sinnes one to another, and pray one for another. It will be said, that this is to bring in againe Popish shrift. Ans. Confession of our sinnes, and that vnto men was neuer denied of any: the question only is of the manner and order of making confession. And for this cause wee must put a great difference betweene popish shrift, and the confession of which S. Iames speaketh. For he requires onely a confession of that or those sinnes which lie vpon a mans conscience when he is sicke: but the popish doctrine requireth a particular enumeration of al mans sins. Again, S. Iames inioynes confessiō ⟨p. 208⟩onely as a thing meete & conueniēt, but the Papists as a thing necessarie to the remission of sins. Thirdly, S. Iames permits that confession be made to any man, & by one man to another mutually; whereas popish shrift is made onely to the priest. The secōd duty then is, that the sick party troubled in minde with the memory and consideration of any of his sinnes past, or any manner of way tempted by the diuell, shall freely of his owne accord open his case to such as are both able & willing to help him, that he may receiue comfort and die in peace of conscience.