A36061:156
A Directory for the Public Worship of God
A directory for the public worship of God, throughout the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland together with an ordinance of Parliament for the taking away of the Book of common-prayer, ... die Jovis, 13. Martii, 1644 / ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance and directory be forthwith printed and published.A directory for the publique worship of God, throughout the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland together with an ordinance of Parliament for the taking away of the Book of common-prayer, ... die Jovis, 13. Martii, 1644 / ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance and directory bee forthwith printed and published.
London: printed for Evan Tyler, 1644
Concerning Visitation of the Sick.Concerning Visitation of the Sicke.
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.
IT is the duty of the Minister not only to teach the People committed to his charge, in public, but privately & particularly to admonish, exhort, reprove & ⟨p. 65⟩comfort them, upon all seasonable occasions, so far as his time, strength, and personal safety will permit.
IT is the duty of the Minister not onely to teach the People committed to his charge, in publique, but privatly & particularly to admonish, exhort, reproove & cōfort⟨p. 65⟩them, upon all seasonable occasions, so far as his time, strength, and personall safety will permit.
He is to admonish them, in time of health to prepare for death; and for that purpose they are often to confer with their Minister about the estate of their souls: and, in times of sickness to desire his advice and help, timely and s•bly, before their strength and underling […] them.
He is to admonish them, in time of health to prepare for death; and for that purpose they are often to confer with their Minister about the estate of their souls: and, in times of sicknesse to desire his advice and help, timely and s•bly, before their strength and under•ing 〈…〉 them.
Times of Sickness and affliction are special opportunities put into his hand by God, to minister a word in season to weary souls: because then the Consciences of men are, or should be more awakened to bethink themselves of their Spiritual estates for Eternity, and Satan also takes advantage then, to load them more with sore and heavy temptations: Therefore the Minister being sent for, and repairing to the sick, is to apply himself with all tenderness and love, to administer some Spiritual good to his soul, to this effect: