N00768:31
The great physician, inviting them that are sensible of their internal maladies, to repair…
The great physician, inviting them that are sensible of their internal maladies, to repair unto him for his heavenly remedies. A brief discourse, meditated by one under bodily illness, and profitable for all that are under spiritual. : [Two lines in Latin from Ambrose]
printed by Timothy Green, 1700
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.
But, Secondly; The Spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ, Applies the Medicine to our Souls. Our Soul is Healed of Sin, by that Grace, which the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ has purchased. But now, tis the Spirit of Grace, who does Apply that Grace. The Soul that had been Sick unto Death, is Revived; and is Restored, and brought unto Life again, when the Spirit of Life operates upon it. A Soul is Healed in its Conversion unto God: Says the prophet, If they Convert, they be Healed Now a Conversion is wrought by the Holy Spirit upon the Soul. It was said of some, Act. 11.21. The Hand of the Lord [that is to say, The Spirit of the Lord,] was with them, and a Great Number Believed, and Turned unto the Lord. Men will never Turn unto the Lord, until the Spirit of the Lord shall ⟨p. 16⟩Turn them. The […] of the Lord Jesus Christ, is, […] Sanctifier; and The Comforter, and that is as much as to say, The Physician. […] was said, 1 Cor. 6.11. Ye are Washed (and so, ye are Healed) by the Spirit of our God.
But, Secondly; The Spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ, Applies the Medicine to our Souls. Our Soul is Healed of Sin, by that Grace, which the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ has purchased. But now, tis the Spirit of Grace, who does Apply that Grace. The Soul that had been Sick unto Death, is Revived; and is Restored, and brought unto Life again, when the Spirit of Life operates upon it. A Soul is Healed in its Conversion unto God: Sayes the prophet, If they Convert, they be Healed Now a Conversion is wrought by the Holy Spirit upon the Soul. It was said of some, Act. 11.21. The Hand of the Lord [that is to say, The Spirit of the Lord,] was with them, and a Great Number Believed, and Turned unto the Lord. Men will never Turn unto the Lord, until the Spirit of the Lord shall ⟨p. 16⟩Turn them. The 〈…〉 of the Lord Jesus Christ, is, 〈…〉 Sanctifier; and The Comforter, and that is as much as to say, The Physician. 〈…〉 was said,