Man ashiv le-Yahoweh, or, A serious enquiry for a suitable return for continued life,…

2. When you are sensible of your soul-sickness, you must apply your self to Christ, the great Physician of souls. It is Christ that cometh to those that feel themselves diseased, with healing under his wings, Mal. 4.2. It is he that healeth the broken-hearted, Luk. 4.18. Christ healeth us by his wounds, and cureth us by his stripes, Isa. 53.5. It is matter of admiration, and to many past belief, that applying of Medicines to a sword, should heal the wound made thereby; but this is above all reason, and beyond all dispute that the bleeding wounds of Christ will be healing, to the bleeding wounds of the sinner; Christs Golgotha, is our Gilead, and that you may ⟨p. 154⟩be the more encouraged to come to Christ when you feel your self sick; consider

(1.) ¹Christ can heal every disease, and cure every wound; he hath a salve for every sore. There are some Physicians that can cure some diseases but not all, but Christ when he was upon earth, did heal all manner of diseases, Mat. 4.23. whether thy eyes be blind, or thy heart hard, or thy mind earthly, he can open thy eyes, and soften thy heart, and make thee spiritual; yea though thy sickness hath been Chronic, of long duration, yet he can heal thee; yea though thou art sick of a relapse (which is most dangerous) yet Christ can cure thee.

(1.) ¹Christ can heal every disease, and cure every wound; he hath a salve for every sore. There are some Physicians that can cure some diseases but not all, but Christ when he was upon earth, did heal all manner of diseases,