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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.
Ecclesiastes 7.3. The day of death is better then the day that one is borne.
Eeclesiastes 7.3. The day of death is better then the day that one is borne.
These words are a rule or precept, laid down by Solomon for weighty causes. For in the Chapters going before, he sets forth the vanity of all creatures under heaven; & that at large in the very particulars. Now men hereupon might take occasion of discontentment in respect of their estate in this life: therefore Solomon in great wisdom here takes a new course, & in this chapter begins to lay down certain rules of direction and comfort, that men might have somewhat wherewith to arm themselves against the troubles and the miseries ⟨p. 2⟩of this life. The first rule is in this third verse, that a good name is better then a precious ointment: that is, a name gotten and maintained by godly conversation, is a special blessing of God, which in the middest of the vanities of this life, ministereth greater matter of rejoicing and comfort to the heart of man, then the most precious ointment can do to the outward senses. Now some man having heard this first rule concerning good name, might object & say, that renown & good report in this life affords slender comfort: considering that after it, follows death, which is the miserable end of all men. But this objection the Wise man removeth by a second rule in the words which I have in hand, saying, that the day of death is better then ⟨p. 3⟩the day that one is borne.
THese words are a rule or precept, laid down by Salomon for weightie causes. For in the Chapters going before, he sets forth the vanity of all creatures vnder heauen; & that at large in the very particulars. Now men hereupon might take occasion of discontentment in respect of their estate in this life: therefore Salomō in great wisdome here takes a new course, & in this chapter begins to lay downe certaine rules of direction and comfort, that men might haue somwhat wherewith to arme themselues against the troubles and the miseries