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Faithful souls shall be with Christ the certainty proved and their Christianity described, and…
Faithful souls shall be with Christ the certainty proved and their Christianity described, and exemplified in the truly Christian life and death of that excellent saint, Henry Ashhurst, Esq ... : briefly and truly published for the conviction of hypocrites and the malignant, the strengthening of believers, and the imitation of all, especially the masters of families in London / by Richard Baxter.Faithful souls shall be with Christ the certainty proved and their Christianity described, and exemplified in the truely Christian life and death of that excellent saint, Henry Ashhurst, Esq ... : briefly and truly published for the conviction of hypocrites and the malignant, the strengthning of believers, and the imitation of all, especially the masters of families in London / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1681
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Flesh will feel, and Faith will not avoid pain and present torment, no more than death; but it fortified our dear Brothers Soul that it should not too much suffer with his Body.
Several years he was molested most with some cloudy trouble of his head, which Tunbridge waters eased for a time; And next with Acrimony of Urine; And next it too painfully appeared to be the Stone in the Bladder; He long resolved to endure it to the death, but at last extremity of torment & despair of any other ease, did suddenly cause him to choose to be cut: Two stones were found, and one of them in the operation was broken into pieces; many of which were taken out, by very terrible ⟨p. 56⟩search, & about thirty pieces after came away through the wound. Physicians and all present admired at his patience. No word, no action, signified any distressing sense: And though he was about 65 years old, God did recover him and heal the wound: But we were too unthankful, and his pains returned: Gently at first, but afterwards as terribly as before. And after that a strong Fever, of which unexpectedly he recovered: And then oft inflammations, and at last a dangerous one: And finally so great torment, that a French Lithotomist being here, he was overpersuaded to be searched and cut again, & a third stone was taken away with competent speed and ease, and divers big fragments of it, which had been broken off in the first operation. Thus was he cut twice in about a years space; and the wound seemed marvellously to heal for divers months; and when we had prayed hard for him, we turned it to thanksgiving, and thought the danger of death was past. But after his strength failed, and he died in peace. God gave him those months of ease and calmness, the better to bear his approaching change.
Several years he was molested most with some cloudy trouble of his head, which Tunbridge waters eased for a time; And next with Acrimony of Urine; And next it too painfully appeared to be the Stone in the Bladder; He long resolved to endure it to the death, but at last extremity of torment & despair of any other ease, did suddenly cause him to choose to be cut: Two stones were found, and one of them in the operation was broken into pieces; many of which were taken out, by very terrible