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

First. The Sickness of any One in a Family, should engage the rest that are in Health to be very Thankful for their Health. It would indeed be worthy of a, Lord, have Mercy upon us, on the Door, if all in a Family should be Sick. An Healthful Person, has always very great cause to be a Thankful Person. What says the Psalmist? Psal. XLII. 11. I will Praise Him who is the Health of my Countenance. But the Sickness of any […] unto us, aggravates the Cause, and […] for Thankfulness. Our Health, when ⟨p. 10⟩others are Sick, as 'tis a Distinguishing Favour, so 'tis an Unmerited Favour. Why me, Lord! When others are Pining in Sickness, there can be no Reason assigned for the Mercy of God, in sparing our Health, but only the Mere Mercy of God. This affords a very cogent Reason, why we should be very Thankful for the Mercy! Well then; See thy Sick Friend Sweating, Hear thy Sick Friend Sighing, under Sickness, when Chastened on their Bed: Their Soul abhors all manner of Meat, they Draw near unto the Gates of Death, they Pant, they Faint, they can hardly Speak: But all this while, they Cry aloud unto thee: Oh! Prize thy precious Health, and Praise Merciful God, for a Mercy that never can be Prized Enough!

First. The Sickness of any One in a Family, should engage the rest that are in Health to be very Thankful for their Health. It would indeed be worthy of a, Lord, have Mercy upon us, on the Door, if all in a Family should be Sick. An Healthful Person, has always very great cause to be a Thankful Person. What says the Psalmist? Psal. XLII. 11. I will Praise Him who is the Health of my Countenance. But the Sickness of any 〈…〉 unto us, aggravates the Cause, and 〈…〉 for Thankfulness. Our Health, when ⟨p. 10⟩others are Sick, as 'tis a Distinguishing Favour, so 'tis an Unmerited Favour. Why me, Lord! When others are Pining in Sickness, there can be no Reason assign'd for the Mercy of God, in sparing our Health, but only the Meer Mercy of God. This affords a very cogent Reason, why we should be very Thankful for the Mercy! Well then; See thy Sick Friend Sweating, Hear thy Sick Friend Sighing, under Sickness, when Chastened on their Bed: Their Soul abhors all manner of Meat, they Draw near unto the Gates of Death, they Pant, they Faint, they can hardly Speak: But all this while, they Cry aloud unto thee: Oh! Prize thy precious Health, and Praise Merciful God, for a Mercy that never can be Prized Enough!