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A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved
A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers in October, 1682.A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved by sundry ministers in October, 1682.
London: printed by J.A. for John Dunton, 1683
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12 And it is a distemper which maketh all sufferings more heavy, as falling upon a poor diseased soul, and having no comfort to set against it: And it maketh Death exceeding terrible, because they think it will be the gate of Hell, so that life seemeth burdensome to them, and death terrible: They are a weary of living, and afraid of dying. Thus overmuch sorrow swalloweth up.
III. Quest. What are the causes and cure of it
Answ. With very many there is a great part of the cause in distemper, weakness and diseasedness of the body, and by it the soul is greatly disabled to any comfortable sense. But the more it ariseth from such natural necessity, it is the less sinful and less dangerous to the soul, but nevertheless troublesome but the more.
Three Diseases cause overmuch sorrow.