A09461:84
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.
Thus much of the means of health: now follows the manner of using the means; concerning which, three rules must be followed. First of all, he that is to take physic, must not only prepare his body, as physicians do prescribe; but he must also prepare his soul by humbling himself under the hand of god in his sickness for his sins, ⟨p. 135⟩and make earnest prayer to God for the pardon of them before any medicine come in his body. Now that this order ought to be used appears plainly in this, that sickness springs from our sins as from a root, which should first of all be stocked up, that the branches might more easily die. And therefore Asa commended for many other things, is blamed for this by the holy Ghost,1 that he sought not to the Lord, but to the Physicians, & put his trust in them. Oftentimes it comes to pass, that diseases curable in themselves, are made incurable by the sins and the impenitency of the party: and therefore the best way is for them that would have ease, when god begins to correct them by sickness, then also to begin to humble themselves for all their ⟨p. 136⟩sins, and turn unto God.
Thus much of the meanes of health: now followes the maner of vsing the meanes; concerning which, three rules must be followed. First of all, he that is to take physicke, must not onely prepare his body, as physitians doe prescribe; but he must also prepare his soule by humbling himselfe vnder the hand of god in his sicknesse for his sinnes, ⟨p. 135⟩and make earnest praier to God for the pardon of them before any medicine come in his body. Nowe that this order ought to be vsed appeares plainely in this, that sicknes springs from our sinnes as from a root, which should first of all be stocked vp, that the braunches might more easily die. And therefore Afa commended for many other things, is blamed for this by the holy Ghost,1 that he sought not to the Lord, but to the Physitians, & put his trust in them. Oftentimes it comes to passe, that diseases curable in themselues, are made incurable by the sins and the impenitēcie of the partie: and therefore the best way is for them that would haue ease, whē god begins to correct them by sicknes, then also to begin to humble themselues for all their