A09461:79
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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And thus much of the first duty which a sick man is to perform unto himself, namely that he must by all means possible arm and strengthen himself against the fear of death: now followeth the second duty which is concerning the body: and that is that all sick persons must be careful to preserve health & life till God do wholly take it away. For Paul saith, None of us liveth to himself, 1neither doth any die to himself: for whether we live, we live unto the Lord: or whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore or die we are the Lords. For this cause we may not do with our lives as we will, but we must reserve the whole disposition thereof unto God, for whose glory we are to live and die. And this temporal life is a most precious jewel, and as the common saying is, life is ⟨p. 124⟩very sweet, because it is given to man for this end, that he might have some space of time wherein he might use all good means to attain to life everlasting. Life is not bestowed on us, that we should spend our days in our lusts & vain pleasures, but that we might have liberty to come out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of grace, and from the bondage of sin into the glorious liberty of the sons of God: & in this respect special care must be had of preservation of life, till God do call us hence.
And thus much of the first dutie which a sicke man is to perform vnto himself, namely that he must by all meanes possible arme and strengthen himselfe against the feare of death: now followeth the secōd duty which is concerning the body: and that is that all sicke persons must be careful to preserue health & life till God doe wholly take it away. For Paul saith, None of vs liueth to himselfe, 1neither doth any die to himselfe: for whether we liue, we liue vnto the Lord: or whether we die, we die vnto the Lord: whether we liue therefore or die we are the Lords. For this cause we may not doe with our liues as we will, but we must reserue the whole disposition therof vnto God, for whose glory we are to liue and die. And this temporall life is a most pretious iewell, and as the common saying is, life is ⟨p. 124⟩very sweet, because it is giuen to man for this end, that he might haue some space of time wherein he might vse all good meanes to attaine to life euerlasting. Life is not bestowed on vs, that wee should spend our daies in our lusts & vaine pleasures, but that we might haue libertie to come out of the kingdome of darkenes into the kingdome of grace, and from the bondage of sinne into the glorious libertie of the sonnes of God: & in this respect speciall care must be had of preseruation of life, till God do call vs hence.