Wholesome words. A visit of advice, given unto families that are visited with sickness;…

More than so; Fourthly. If it be a Time of General Sickness, we should all in General join in the Methods of Devotion, to obtain a stop to the Judgment, by the Efficacy of the Great Sacrifice for the Congregation. Sometimes a Sickness rages in a Place; and not one or two, but many Family's are Visited. Now 'tis a Time for all the Family's in a Neighbourhood, Unanimously to Concur in more than ordinary Supplications. The Cry of a Raging and Spreading Sickness to a whole Neighbourhood, is that, Jon. III.8. Fast, and Cry mightily unto God, and turn every one from his Evil Way. But that the Supplications ⟨p. 8⟩may become Effectual, there is one Signal and Glorious point of Christianity to be observed. There are Destroying Angels, as with Drawn Swords, by a Commission from God, inflicting of such a Sickness, for the Destruction, or at least the Vexation of the Inhabitants. The way to prevail with God, for the preventing of such a dreadful Commission, is to Bring & Plead a Sacrifice. It was of old said, Numb XIV.46. Bring Incense, go quickly, & make Atonement; for there is Wrath gone out from the Lord; the Plague is begun. But what Sacrifice have we to Plead in this Case? None truly, but the All-sufficient Sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are then to Plead this with God; O Most Glorious God; Our Lord Jesus Christ hath Suffered that just Wrath of thine, which is due to us for our Sins: Let the Sufferings of our Lord Jesus Christ save us from thy Wrath: Oh, Pity us, and Pardon us, and let us be saved from horrible Sicknesses, for the sake of those Expiatory Sufferings wherein our Lord Jesus […] born our Sicknesses. Christians, […]; The Believers who so Present before God the Sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ, on the behalf of the Towns where ⟨p. 9⟩they Live, are the very Gapmen of the Towns. And by this Faith in that Great Sacrifice, we may particularly procure our own Houses to be Sprinkled with that Blood, be which our Family's may be preserved in Jesus Christ. Oh! Nothing so Grateful to the Blessed God; no Plea so Powerful, as to mention the Blood of His Beloved Son before Him.

More than so; Fourthly. If it be a Time of General Sickness, we should all in General joyn in the Methods of Devotion, to obtain a stop to the Judgment, by the Efficacy of the Great Sacrifice for the Congregation. Sometimes a Sickness rages in a Place; and not one or two, but many Family's are Visited. Now 'tis a Time for all the Family's in a Neighbourhood, Unanimously to Concur in more than ordinary Supplications. The Cry of a Raging and Spreading Sickness to a whole Neighbourhood, is that,