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         Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.
      
       
         
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           Sick -- Prayer-books and devotions.
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           Short
           Instructions
           for
           the
           SICK
           :
           Especially
           who
           by
           Contagion
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           ,
           are
           deprived
           of
           the
           Presence
           of
           a
           Faithfull
           PASTOR
           .
        
         
           By
           RICHARD
           BAXTER
           .
        
         
           THose
           happy
           persons
           who
           have
           made
           it
           the
           chief
           care
           and
           business
           of
           their
           lives
           ,
           to
           be
           alwayes
           ready
           for
           a
           dying
           hour
           ,
           have
           least
           need
           of
           my
           present
           counsel
           :
           It
           is
           therefore
           those
           unhappy
           souls
           ,
           who
           are
           yet
           unprepared
           ,
           whom
           I
           shall
           now
           instruct
           .
           And
           ,
           O
           that
           the
           Lord
           would
           bless
           these
           words
           ;
           and
           perswade
           them
           yet
           ,
           ere
           Time
           be
           gone
           !
        
         
           If
           sin
           had
           not
           bewitched
           men
           ,
           and
           made
           them
           Monsters
           of
           senslesness
           and
           unbelief
           ,
           it
           could
           not
           be
           ,
           that
           an
           
             Endless
             Life
          
           ,
           so
           sure
           ,
           so
           neer
           ,
           could
           be
           so
           sottishly
           made
           light
           of
           ,
           all
           their
           lives
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           by
           most
           ,
           till
           they
           perceive
           that
           Death
           is
           ready
           to
           surprize
           them
           .
           But
           ,
           poor
           sinner
           ,
           if
           this
           have
           been
           thy
           case
           ,
           supposing
           yet
           that
           thou
           art
           unwilling
           to
           be
           damned
           ,
           I
           earnestly
           intreat
           thee
           in
           the
           Name
           of
           Christ
           ,
           for
           the
           sake
           of
           thy
           immortal
           soul
           ,
           that
           thou
           wilt
           presently
           lay
           to
           heart
           these
           short
           Instructions
           ,
           before
           Time
           and
           Hope
           are
           gone
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           
           I.
           At
           last
           bethink
           thee
           
             what
             thou
             art
          
           ?
           and
           for
           
             what
             End
          
           and
           Work
           thou
           camest
           into
           the
           world
           ?
           Thou
           art
           a
           Man
           of
           Reason
           ,
           and
           not
           a
           Brute
           ,
           and
           hast
           a
           Soul
           which
           was
           made
           to
           Know
           ,
           and
           Love
           ,
           and
           Serve
           thy
           Maker
           ;
           and
           that
           not
           in
           the
           second
           place
           ,
           with
           the
           leavings
           of
           the
           flesh
           ;
           but
           in
           the
           first
           place
           ,
           and
           with
           all
           thy
           Heart
           and
           Might
           .
           If
           this
           had
           been
           indeed
           thy
           life
           ,
           God
           would
           have
           been
           thy
           Portion
           ,
           thy
           Father
           ,
           and
           thy
           Defence
           ,
           and
           thou
           mightst
           have
           liv'd
           and
           dy'd
           in
           peace
           and
           comfort
           ,
           and
           then
           have
           liv'd
           with
           God
           for
           ever
           .
           And
           should
           not
           a
           Creature
           live
           to
           the
           Ends
           and
           Uses
           which
           it
           was
           made
           for
           ?
           Must
           God
           give
           thee
           all
           thy
           powers
           for
           Himself
           ,
           and
           wilt
           thou
           turn
           them
           from
           him
           ,
           to
           the
           service
           of
           the
           flesh
           ,
           and
           that
           when
           thou
           hadst
           vowed
           the
           contrary
           in
           thy
           Baptism
           ?
           How
           wilt
           thou
           answer
           for
           such
           treacherous
           ungodliness
           ?
        
         
           II.
           It
           is
           time
           for
           thee
           now
           to
           
             have
             serious
             thoughts
             of
             the
             Life
             which
             thou
             art
             going
             to
             :
          
           
           If
           thou
           couldst
           sleepily
           forget
           it
           all
           the
           way
           ;
           it
           is
           time
           to
           awake
           when
           thou
           art
           almost
           there
           .
           When
           thy
           friends
           are
           burying
           that
           flesh
           in
           the
           earth
           ,
           which
           thou
           didst
           more
           regard
           than
           God
           and
           thy
           Salvation
           ,
           thy
           Soul
           must
           appear
           in
           an
           endless
           world
           ;
           and
           see
           those
           things
           which
           God
           foretold
           thee
           of
           ,
           and
           thou
           wouldst
           not
           believe
           ,
           or
           set
           thy
           heart
           upon
           :
           As
           soon
           as
           Death
           hath
           opened
           the
           curtains
           ,
           O
           what
           a
           sight
           must
           thou
           presently
           behold
           !
           A
           world
           of
           Angels
           and
           of
           holy
           Souls
           adoring
           ,
           and
           praising
           ,
           and
           admiring
           that
           God
           ,
           whom
           thou
           didst
           refuse
           to
           mind
           ,
           and
           love
           ,
           and
           serve
           :
           A
           world
           of
           Devils
           and
           damned
           souls
           ,
           in
           torment
           and
           despair
           ,
           bewailing
           their
           contempt
           of
           Christ
           and
           Grace
           ,
           their
           neglect
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           their
           Salvation
           ,
           their
           serving
           the
           flesh
           ,
           and
           loving
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           wilfully
           losing
           the
           time
           of
           mercy
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           means
           which
           God
           vouchsafed
           them
           .
           Believe
           it
           ,
           sinner
           ,
           there
           is
           an
           Endless
           Joy
           and
           Glory
           for
           the
           Saints
           ,
           and
           an
           Endless
           Misery
           for
           all
           the
           ungodly
           ;
           and
           one
           of
           these
           must
           quickly
           be
           thy
           case
           .
           Thy
           state
           is
           changeable
           while
           thou
           art
           in
           the
           flesh
           :
           If
           thy
           Soul
           be
           miserable
           ,
           there
           is
           yet
           a
           Remedy
           :
           It
           s
           possible
           Christ
           may
           renew
           and
           pardon
           it
           :
           But
           as
           soon
           as
           thou
           goest
           hence
           ,
           thou
           enterest
           into
           a
           State
           of
           Joy
           or
           Torment
           ,
           which
           must
           never
           change
           :
           No
           not
           when
           millions
           of
           years
           are
           past
           .
           And
           dost
           thou
           not
           think
           now
           in
           thy
           conscience
           ,
           that
           such
           an
           Endless
           Misery
           should
           have
           been
           prevented
           with
           greater
           care
           and
           diligence
           ,
           than
           all
           the
           sufferings
           of
           this
           life
           ?
           And
           that
           the
           attaining
           of
           such
           an
           Endless
           Glory
           ,
           had
           been
           worth
           thy
           greatest
           care
           and
           labour
           ?
           And
           that
           it
           is
           far
           better
           to
           see
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           be
           filled
           with
           his
           Love
           ,
           and
           joyfully
           praise
           him
           with
           his
           Saints
           and
           Angels
           ,
           for
           evermore
           ,
           and
           by
           a
           Holy
           life
           to
           have
           prepared
           for
           this
           ;
           than
           to
           please
           the
           flesh
           ,
           and
           follow
           the
           world
           a
           little
           while
           ,
           and
           be
           undone
           for
           ever
           !
           Hast
           thou
           got
           more
           by
           the
           world
           and
           sin
           ,
           than
           Heaven
           is
           worth
           ?
           Thou
           art
           almost
           at
           the
           end
           of
           worldly
           pleasures
           ,
           and
           hast
           all
           that
           ever
           they
           will
           do
           for
           thee
           ?
           But
           if
           God
           had
           had
           thy
           heart
           and
           service
           ,
           he
           would
           not
           thus
           have
           cast
           thee
           off
           ;
           and
           his
           Rewards
           and
           Joyes
           would
           have
           had
           no
           end
           .
           O
           how
           much
           happier
           are
           the
           blessed
           Souls
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           than
           we
           ?
        
         
           
           III.
           And
           seeing
           you
           are
           so
           neer
           to
           the
           Judgment
           of
           God
           ,
           where
           your
           Soul
           must
           receive
           its
           final
           sentence
           ,
           it
           is
           high
           time
           now
           to
           
             judge
             your self
          
           ,
           and
           know
           what
           state
           your
           Soul
           is
           in
           ?
           whether
           in
           a
           state
           of
           Justification
           ,
           or
           of
           Damnation
           .
           For
           this
           may
           be
           certainly
           known
           if
           you
           are
           willing
           .
           And
           first
           you
           must
           know
           
             who
             they
             be
          
           whom
           Christ
           will
           justifie
           ,
           and
           whom
           he
           will
           condemn
           :
           And
           this
           the
           
             Word
             of
             God
          
           will
           tell
           you
           :
           For
           he
           will
           judge
           them
           by
           
             that
             Word
          
           .
           
           In
           a
           word
           [
           
             All
             those
             whom
             Christ
             will
             justifie
             and
             save
             ,
             are
             made
             new
             creatures
             by
             the
             renewing
             work
             of
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             :
             Their
             eyes
             are
             opened
             to
             see
             the
             vanity
             of
             this
             world
             ,
             and
             the
             certainty
             and
             excellency
             of
             the
             Glory
             of
             Heaven
             ;
             and
             to
             see
             the
             odiousness
             of
             sin
             ,
             and
             the
             goodness
             of
             a
             
               holy
               life
            
             ,
             and
             to
             believe
             that
             Christ
             is
             the
             
               only
               Saviour
            
             ,
             to
             cleanse
             them
             from
             their
             sins
             ,
             and
             bring
             them
             to
             that
             Glory
             .
             And
             therefore
             they
             forsake
             the
             sinful
             pleasures
             of
             the
             flesh
             ,
             and
             set
             their
             hearts
             on
             the
             everlasting
             blessedness
             ,
             and
             seek
             it
             before
             all
             things
             ,
             and
             lamenting
             and
             hating
             their
             former
             sins
             ,
             they
             give
             up
             themselves
             sincerely
             ,
             to
             their
             God
             and
             Father
             ,
             their
             Saviour
             ,
             and
             their
             Sanctifier
             ,
             to
             be
             taught
             and
             ruled
             ,
             justified
             ,
             sanctified
             ,
             and
             saved
             by
             him
             ;
             
             resolving
             whatever
             it
             cost
             the
             flesh
             ,
             to
             stand
             to
             this
             choice
             and
             Covenant
             to
             the
             death
             .
          
           ]
           This
           is
           the
           case
           of
           all
           that
           Christ
           will
           justifie
           and
           save
           :
           The
           rest
           who
           never
           were
           thus
           renewed
           and
           sanctified
           ,
           will
           be
           condemned
           ,
           as
           sure
           as
           the
           Gospel
           is
           true
           .
           Therefore
           let
           it
           be
           speedily
           your
           work
           ,
           to
           try
           whether
           this
           be
           your
           case
           or
           not
           ?
           Have
           you
           been
           thus
           enlightened
           ,
           convinced
           ,
           and
           renewed
           ,
           to
           believe
           in
           Christ
           ,
           and
           the
           life
           to
           come
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           up
           your self
           in
           a
           faithful
           Covenant
           to
           God
           your
           Father
           ,
           your
           Saviour
           ,
           and
           your
           Sanctifier
           ?
           to
           hate
           your
           sin
           ,
           and
           to
           live
           and
           love
           a
           holy
           life
           ,
           in
           mortifying
           the
           flesh
           ,
           and
           seeking
           Heaven
           before
           the
           world
           ?
           If
           this
           be
           not
           your
           case
           ,
           I
           should
           but
           flatter
           and
           deceive
           you
           to
           tell
           you
           of
           any
           hope
           of
           being
           saved
           ,
           till
           you
           are
           thus
           renewed
           and
           justified
           .
           Never
           imagine
           a
           lye
           to
           quiet
           you
           ,
           till
           help
           is
           past
           .
           No
           one
           that
           is
           unregenerate
           or
           unholy
           ,
           shall
           ever
           dwell
           with
           God.
           Yet
           you
           may
           be
           saved
           ,
           if
           yet
           you
           will
           be
           truly
           converted
           and
           sanctified
           :
           But
           
             without
             this
          
           ,
           assuredly
           there
           is
           no
           hope
           .
        
         
           IV.
           Therefore
           I
           counsel
           you
           in
           the
           name
           of
           Christ
           ,
           
           to
           
             look
             back
             upon
             your
             sinful
             life
             with
             sorrow
          
           ;
           not
           only
           because
           of
           the
           danger
           to
           your self
           ,
           but
           also
           because
           you
           have
           
             offended
             God!
          
           What
           think
           you
           now
           of
           a
           sinful
           and
           of
           a
           
             holy
             life
          
           ?
           Had
           it
           not
           been
           better
           that
           you
           had
           valued
           Christ
           and
           Grace
           ,
           and
           lived
           in
           the
           love
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           joyful
           hopes
           of
           the
           life
           to
           come
           ,
           and
           denyed
           the
           sinful
           desires
           of
           the
           flesh
           ,
           and
           been
           ruled
           by
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           spent
           your
           time
           in
           preparing
           for
           eternity
           ?
           Do
           you
           not
           heartily
           wish
           that
           this
           had
           been
           your
           course
           ?
           Would
           you
           take
           this
           course
           if
           it
           were
           to
           do
           again
           ?
           and
           God
           recover
           you
           ?
           Repent
           ,
           repent
           from
           the
           bottom
           of
           your
           heart
           ,
           of
           the
           time
           you
           have
           lost
           ,
           the
           mercy
           you
           have
           abused
           ,
           the
           grace
           you
           have
           resisted
           ,
           of
           all
           your
           
             fleshly
             ,
             worldly
          
           desires
           ,
           words
           and
           deeds
           ;
           and
           that
           you
           gave
           not
           up
           your
           soul
           and
           life
           to
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           and
           life
           eternal
           .
        
         
           V.
           And
           now
           resolvedly
           give
           up
           your self
           in
           a
           hearty
           Covenant
           to
           God!
           
           Though
           it
           be
           late
           ,
           he
           will
           yet
           accept
           and
           pardon
           you
           ,
           if
           you
           do
           it
           in
           sincerity
           .
           Take
           God
           for
           your
           God
           ,
           your
           portion
           and
           felicity
           ,
           to
           live
           in
           his
           Love
           and
           praise
           for
           ever
           ;
           Take
           Christ
           for
           your
           Saviour
           ,
           to
           teach
           ,
           and
           rule
           ,
           and
           justifie
           you
           ,
           and
           bring
           you
           unto
           God
           ;
           and
           the
           holy
           Spirit
           for
           your
           Sanctifier
           ,
           and
           certainly
           God
           will
           take
           you
           for
           his
           Child
           .
           But
           see
           that
           you
           be
           truly
           willing
           of
           his
           Grace
           ,
           and
           resolved
           never
           to
           forsake
           him
           more
           .
           
           O
           happy
           Soul
           ,
           if
           yet
           at
           last
           ,
           the
           Lord
           will
           make
           this
           change
           upon
           thee
           !
           And
           I
           'le
           tell
           you
           certainly
           how
           to
           know
           ,
           whether
           this
           late
           Repentance
           will
           serve
           for
           your
           Salvation
           ,
           or
           not
           .
           If
           it
           be
           but
           Fear
           only
           which
           causeth
           your
           Repentance
           ,
           and
           the
           Heart
           and
           Will
           be
           not
           renewed
           ,
           but
           you
           would
           turn
           again
           to
           a
           fleshly
           ,
           worldly
           and
           ungodly
           life
           ,
           if
           you
           be
           recovered
           ;
           then
           it
           will
           never
           save
           your
           soul
           .
           But
           if
           your
           Heart
           ,
           your
           Will
           ,
           your
           Love
           be
           changed
           ,
           and
           this
           change
           would
           hold
           if
           God
           recovered
           you
           to
           health
           again
           ,
           then
           doubt
           not
           of
           pardon
           and
           Salvation
           .
        
         
           VI.
           And
           if
           God
           have
           thus
           changed
           your
           heart
           ,
           and
           drawn
           it
           to
           Himself
           ,
           
           be
           thankful
           for
           so
           great
           a
           mercy
           !
           O
           bless
           him
           for
           giving
           you
           a
           Redeemer
           and
           a
           Sanctifier
           ,
           and
           the
           pardoning
           Covenant
           of
           Grace
           .
           And
           now
           be
           not
           afraid
           or
           loath
           to
           leave
           a
           sinful
           world
           ,
           and
           come
           to
           God!
           Pray
           harder
           for
           grace
           and
           pardon
           ,
           than
           for
           life
           .
           Commit
           and
           trust
           your
           souls
           to
           Christ
           !
           He
           had
           never
           done
           so
           much
           for
           souls
           ,
           if
           he
           had
           not
           loved
           them
           ,
           and
           been
           willing
           to
           receive
           them
           !
           How
           wonderfully
           came
           he
           down
           to
           man
           ,
           to
           bring
           up
           man
           to
           the
           sight
           of
           God!
           He
           is
           gone
           before
           to
           prepare
           us
           a
           Mansion
           in
           the
           City
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           hath
           promised
           to
           take
           us
           to
           himself
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           dwell
           with
           him
           ,
           and
           see
           his
           Glory
           !
           The
           world
           which
           you
           are
           going
           to
           ,
           is
           unlike
           to
           this
           !
           There
           is
           no
           pride
           ,
           or
           lust
           ,
           or
           cruelty
           ,
           oppression
           ,
           deceit
           ,
           or
           any
           sin
           !
           No
           wicked
           men
           to
           scorn
           or
           persecute
           us
           !
           No
           vanity
           to
           allure
           us
           !
           No
           Devil
           to
           tempt
           us
           !
           No
           corruption
           of
           our
           own
           to
           burden
           or
           endanger
           us
           !
           No
           fears
           ,
           or
           cares
           ,
           or
           griefs
           ,
           or
           discontents
           !
           No
           poverty
           ,
           sickness
           ,
           pain
           ,
           or
           death
           !
           No
           doubtings
           of
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           or
           our
           Salvation
           !
           But
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           feelings
           of
           his
           Love
           ,
           and
           the
           fervent
           flames
           of
           our
           Love
           to
           him
           ,
           will
           be
           the
           everlasting
           pleasure
           of
           the
           Saints
           !
           These
           will
           break
           forth
           in
           triumphant
           and
           harmonious
           thanks
           and
           praise
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           our
           glorified
           Redeemer
           ,
           and
           in
           concord
           with
           all
           the
           heavenly
           Hosts
           ,
           the
           blessed
           Angels
           ,
           and
           the
           Spirits
           of
           the
           Just
           !
           This
           is
           the
           end
           of
           faith
           and
           holiness
           ,
           patience
           and
           perseverance
           :
           When
           Hell
           is
           the
           end
           of
           unbelief
           ,
           ungodliness
           ,
           sensuality
           ,
           and
           hypocrisie
           .
           How
           justly
           are
           they
           condemned
           ,
           who
           sell
           their
           part
           of
           endless
           Joyes
           ,
           for
           a
           shadow
           and
           dream
           of
           transitory
           pleasures
           ?
           and
           can
           delight
           more
           in
           the
           filth
           of
           sin
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           fading
           vanity
           ,
           than
           in
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           fore-thoughts
           of
           Glory
           !
           What
           Love
           can
           be
           too
           great
           ,
           what
           Desires
           too
           fervent
           ;
           what
           prayer
           and
           labour
           can
           be
           too
           much
           !
           what
           suffering
           too
           dear
           for
           such
           a
           Blessedness
           ?
        
         
           VII
           .
           Lastly
           ,
           Because
           there
           are
           many
           cases
           of
           the
           sick
           ,
           which
           require
           the
           presence
           of
           a
           
             judicious
             Divine
          
           ;
           
           if
           it
           be
           possible
           get
           the
           help
           of
           such
           ;
           if
           not
           ,
           remember
           that
           God
           is
           just
           ,
           in
           denying
           men
           that
           mercy
           in
           their
           distress
           ,
           which
           in
           the
           time
           of
           their
           health
           and
           prosperity
           they
           rejected
           with
           scorn
           &
           contempt
           ,
           and
           cleave
           to
           him
           whom
           you
           may
           enjoy
           for
           ever
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           by
           
             Robert
             White
          
           ,
           for
           
             Francis
             Tyton
          
           ,
           at
           the
           three
           Daggers
           in
           Fleet-street
           :
           And
           for
           
             Nevill
             Simmons
          
           ,
           Book-seller
           in
           
             Kederminster
             .
             Anno
             Dom.
          
           1665.
           
        
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A76214-e10
           
             Deut.
             6.5
             .
             &
             10.12
             .
             &
             11.1
             ,
             13.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             32.29
             .
             Matth.
             6.19
             ,
             20
             ,
             33.
             
             Matth.
             25.
             
             Rom.
             2.
             2
             
             Cor.
             4.18
             .
             &
             5.1
             ,
             7
             ,
             8
             ,
             9.
             
             Phil.
             3.18
             ,
             20.
             2
             
             Thes
             .
             1.9
             ,
             10.
             1
             
             Pet.
             4.18
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             11.31
             .
             2
             Cor.
             13.5
             .
             Pet.
             1.10
             .
          
           
             John
             3.3
             ,
             5.
             2
             
             Cor.
             5.17
             .
             Ephes
             .
             1.18
             .
             Joh.
             3.16
             ,
             19.
             
             Gal.
             5.24
             .
             Rom.
             8.9
             .
             Mat.
             6.21
             ,
             33.
             
             Mat.
             28.20
             .
             Heb.
             12.14
             .
          
           
             Rev.
             2.7
             ,
             10.
             
             Prov.
             11.7
             .
             Job
             8.13
             ,
             14.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             13.3
             ,
             5.
             
             Luk.
             15.
             
             Matth.
             18.3
             .
          
           
             Matth.
             11.28
             .
             2
             Cor.
             8.5
             .
             Act.
             11.23
             .
          
           
             Psal
             .
             78.34
             ,
             35
             ,
             36
             ,
             37.
             
             Hebr.
             8.10
             .
             &
             10.16
             .
             Jer.
             32.40
             .
          
           
             Phil.
             1.21
             ,
             23.
             2
             
             Cor.
             5.1.8
             .
             Rev.
             14.13
             .
             Act.
             7.59
             .
             John
             17.24
             .
             &
             12.26
             .
             Rev.
             21.
             
             &
             22
             ▪
             
          
           
             Mal.
             2.7
             .
             James
             5.14
             .
             Psal
             .
             73.26
             .
          
        
      
    
  

