2. Its a special opportunity of Receiving good; We are taught more effectually by the eye then by the ear. The sight of a sick or dying person hath often a strange and a strong operation upon the beholder. When the Father heard of one that sinned notoriously, he cried out, I may be as bad as this man is; When thou seest one dangerously sick, thou mayst think with thy self, I must •e as this man is, sick unto death, when none of my Relations or Possessions can afford me the least comfort, and O how much doth it concern me to prepare beforehand for such an hour! If this mans work be now to do, when his life is ending, how sad is the condition of his precious soul? O that I were wise to consider timely, and to provide seasonably for my latter end. The sight of a dead man, was instrumental to the spiritual life of Waldus. The sight of others sickness may well quicken me to the greater industry and diligence after spiritual health. Do I behold my Neighbour, whose Sail formerly swelled with a full gale of worldly enjoyments, now wind-bound, chained to his chamber, or fettered to his bed, unable to relish his food, or take any comfort in his friends? Do I see him full of Aches, and Pains, Tossings, and Tumblings, crying out in the evening, Would God it were morning, and in the morning, Would God it were evening, because of the anguish of ⟨p. 564⟩his Spirit? Do I behold his cheeks pale, his eyes sunk, his lips quivering, his loins trembling, his heart panting, and nature striving and struggling with the disease to keep its ground, and yet at last forced to quit the field, and leave the victory to its adversary, how many excellent observations may I draw from such a Text? What a fool am I, to trust the world, which leaves this man in his greatest want? How mad am I in loving sin, which is the cause of all these crosses and miseries, and which makes death so mortal to poor souls? Of how much worth and value is the blessed Redeemer, who will comfort a Christian in such a time of need, and carry him through his last conflict with joy and conquest? How careful should I be to get and keep a good conscience, which in such a day of extremity will yield me true courage and confidence?
2. Its a special opportunity of Receiving good; We are taught more effectually by the eye then by the ear. The sight of a sick or dying person hath often a strange and a strong operation upon the beholder. When the Father heard of one that sinned notoriously, he cried out, I may be as bad as this man is; When thou seest one dangerously sick, thou mayst think with thy self, I must •e as this man is, sick unto death, when none of my Relations or Possessions can afford me the least comfort, and O how much doth it concern me to prepare beforehand for such an hour! If this mans work be now to do, when his life is ending, how sad is the condition of his precious soul? O that I were wise to consider timely, and to provide seasonably for my latter end. The sight of a dead man, was instrumental to the spiritual life of Waldus. The sight of others sickness may well quicken me to the greater industry and diligence after spiritual health. Do I behold my Neighbour, whose Sail formerly sweld with a full gale of worldly enjoyments, now wind-bound, chained to his chamber, or fettered to his bed, unable to rellish his food, or take any comfort in his friends? Do I see him full of Aches, and Pains, Tossings, and Tumblings, crying out in the evening, Would God it were morning, and in the morning, Would God it were evening, because of the anguish of ⟨p. 564⟩his Spirit? Do I behold his cheeks pale, his eyes sunk, his lips quivering, his loyns trembling, his heart panting, and nature striving and strugling with the disease to keep its ground, and yet at last forced to quit the field, and leave the victory to its adversary, how many excellent observations may I draw from such a Text? What a fool am I, to trust the world, which leaves this man in his greatest want? How mad am I in loving sin, which is the cause of all these crosses and miseries, and which makes death so mortal to poor souls? Of how much worth and value is the blessed Redeemer, who will comfort a Christian in such a time of need, and carry him through his last conflict with joy and conquest? How careful should I be to get and keep a good conscience, which in such a day of extremity will yeild me true courage and confidence?
