A09461:88
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.
Having thus seen what be the duties of the sick man to himself, let us now see what be the duties which he oweth to his neighbour; and they are two. The first is the duty of reconciliation, whereby he is freely to forgive all men, and to desire to be forgiven of all. In the old testament, when a man was to offer a bullock or lamb in sacrifice to God, he must leave his offering at the altar, and first go and be reconciled to his brethren, if they had ought against ⟨p. 141⟩him: much more then must this be done, when we are in death to offer up our selves, our bodies and souls, as an acceptable sacrifice unto God. Question. What if a man cannot come to the speech of them with whom he would be reconciled? or if he do, what if they will not be reconciled? Answ. When any shall in their sickness seek and desire reconciliation, and cannot obtain it, either because the parties are absent, or because they will not relent; they have discharged their conscience, and God will accept their will for the deed. As put case, a man lying sick on his death bed, is at enmity with one that is beyond the sea; so as he cannot possibly have any speech with him, if he would never so fain, ⟨p. 142⟩how shall he stay his mind? why, he must remember that in this case, a will and desire to be reconciled, is reconciliation it self.
Hauing thus seene what bee the duties of the sicke man to himselfe, let vs now see what bee the duties which hee oweth to his neighbour; and they are two. The first is the dutie of reconciliation, whereby hee is freely to forgiue all men, and to desire to be forgiuen of all. In the olde testament, when a man was to offer a bullocke or lambe in sacrifice to God, he must leaue his offering at the altar, and first go and bee reconciled to his brethren, if they had ought against ⟨p. 141⟩him: much more then must this be done, when we are in death to offer vp our selues, our bodies and soules, as an acceptable sacrifice vnto God. Question. What if a man cannot come to the speech of them with whome he would be reconciled? or if he doe, what if they will not be reconciled? Answ. When any shall in their sicknesse seeke and desire reconciliation, and cannot obtaine it, either because the parties are absent, or because they will not relent; they haue discharged their conscience, and God will accept their will for the deede. As put case, a man lying sicke on his death bedde, is at enmitie with one that is beyond the sea; so as he cannot possibly haue any speech with him, if he would neuer so faine,