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A52107
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Go in peace. Containing some brief directions for young ministers, in their visitation of the sick Useful for the people, in their state both of health, and sickness.
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Martin, John.
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1674
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Wing M840; ESTC R223744
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therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given you Judg. 20.21 25. And the Children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibzah and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men And the second day they destroyed down to the ground eighteen thousand men I Sam. 4.18 And when he the Messenger made mention of the Ark of God Eli fell from off the seat backward by the side of the Gate and his neck brake for he was an old man and heavy and he had judged Israel fourty years 2 Kings 23.29 And King Josiah went against him Pharaoh Necho and he slew him at Megiddo Job 2.7 Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord and smote Job with sore biles from the sole of his foot unto his crown Chap. 9.21 22. Though I were perfect yet would I not know my soul I would despise my life This is one thing therefore I said it he destroyeth the perfect and the wicked Eccl. 8.14 There be just men unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked again there be wicked men unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous Chap. 9.2 All things come alike to all there is one event to the righteous and unto the wicked to the good and to the clean and to the unclean to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not as is the good so is the sinner and he that sweareth as he that feareth an oath Jer. 24.5 Like these good figs so will I acknowledg them that are carried away captive of Judah whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Caldoeans for their good Acts 20.9 And there sate in a window a certain young man named Eutychus being fallen into a deep sleep and as Paul was long preaching he sunk down with sleep and fell down from the third loft and was taken up dead 2 Tim. 4.20 Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick 3. The Divine Clemency in preventing by such chastisements our eternal destruction Joh. 5.14 Jesus said unto him Behold thou art made whole sin no more lest a worse thing come unto thee I Cor. 11.32 When we are judged we are chastned of the Lord that we should not be condemed with the world 4. The Discrimination that shall one day be made betwixt such as may suffer alike in this world Mal. 3.14 to the end Ye have said it is vain to serve God and what profit is it that we have kept his Ordinance and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of Hosts And now we call the proud happy yea they that work wickedness are set up yea they that tempt God are even delivered Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another and the Lord hearkened and heard it and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord and that thought upon his Name And they shall be mine saith the Lord of Hosts in that day when I make up my Jewels and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him Then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked between him that serveth the Lord and him that serveth him not 5. The Duty of searching after that which doth provoke God to anger Gen. 42.22 And they the Brethren of Joseph said one to another we are verily guilty concerning our Brother in that we saw the Anguish of his soul when he besought us and we would not hear therefore is this distress come upon us Jos 7.13 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel there is an accursed thing in the middest of thee O Israel thou canst not stand before thine enemies until ye take away the accursed thing from among you Jon. 1.7 And the Mariners said every one to his fellow come and let us cast lots that we may know for whose cause this evil is come upon us 1 Cor. 11.30 31. For this cause many are weak and sickly amongst you and many are fallen asleep For if we would judg our selves we should not be judged Rev. 9.20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands Fifthly When the sick Person is oppressed with the fear of death such Scriptures are useful as set forth 1. The like fear in holy men Psal 18.3 4. The sorrows of death compassed me and the overflowings of ungodliness made me afraid The pains of Hell came about me the snares of death overtook me Psal 55.4 5. My heart is disquieted within me and the fear of death is fallen upon me Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me and an horrible dread hath overwhelmed me Psal 102.23 24. He brought down my strength in my journey and shortned my days But I said O my God take me not away in the middest of mine age as for thy years they endure throughout all generations Isa 38.1 2 3. Isaiah the Prophet the son of Amos came unto him Hezekiah and said unto him Thus saith the Lord set thine house in order for thou shalt dye and not live Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall and prayed unto the Lord And said remember now O Lord I beseech thee how I have walkt before thee in truth and with a perfect heart and have done that which is good in thy sight and Hezekiah wept sore 2. Comforts against fear of death from 1. The necessity of dying 1 Sam. 12.23 Now he is dead wherefore should I fast can I bring him back again I shall go to him but he shall not come to me Chap. 14.14 We must needs dye and are as water spilt on the ground which cannot be gathered up again Job 7.1 Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth are not his days also like the days of an hireling Isa 40.6 7. The voice said cry And I said what shall I cry All flesh is grass and all the goodliness thereof is as a flower of the field The grass withereth the flower fadeth because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it surely the People is grass Heb. 9.27 It is appointed unto men once to dye 2. Victory over death by Christ. Isa 25.8 He will swallow up death in victory Hos 13.14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave I will redeem them from death O death I will be thy plagues O grave I will be thy destruction 1 Cor. 15.25 26. He must reign till he have put all enemies under his feet The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death Vers 54.55 When this corruptible shall have put on incorruption and this mortal shall have put on immortality then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written O death where is thy sting O grave where is thy victory 3. Blessed death of the righteous 2 Chron. 34.28 I will gather thee to thy Fathers and thou shalt be gathered unto thy