The afflicted man's companion, or A directory for persons and families, afflicted with sickness or any other distress : with directions to the sick, both under and after affliction ; also, directions to the friends of the sick, and others who visit them ; and likewise to all, how to prepare both for sickness and death ; and how to be exercised at the time of dying ; to which is added, a collection of comfortable texts of Scripture, very suitable for dying believers ; the choice sayings of eminent dying saints ; the author's last advice to his wife and children : and his dying words, written by himself, and found among his papers after his death / by the Reverend Mr. John Willison, late Minister of the Gospel at Dundee ; very necessary for all families.
- John Willison
- Date:
- 1796
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The afflicted man's companion, or A directory for persons and families, afflicted with sickness or any other distress : with directions to the sick, both under and after affliction ; also, directions to the friends of the sick, and others who visit them ; and likewise to all, how to prepare both for sickness and death ; and how to be exercised at the time of dying ; to which is added, a collection of comfortable texts of Scripture, very suitable for dying believers ; the choice sayings of eminent dying saints ; the author's last advice to his wife and children : and his dying words, written by himself, and found among his papers after his death / by the Reverend Mr. John Willison, late Minister of the Gospel at Dundee ; very necessary for all families. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![ftricken, but not grieved for fin : iv.rr.t round about them; but they have not laid fin t» rt, that kindled the flame. '..d'y. It is a mark of unfancYifiecl afflL it hath no infli n a finner to bring • heart (. the eitatc he Hands with God that afi ion is that in Hap;, i. 7. Now con r ways. in th< dterfity confid yon arc, what you are, what yon h and what is the meaning of the rod and what-v the blue of it through eternity, in cafe it hath a million to cut the thread of life. No 1 man remains ftupid and carelefs about thefe important matters, and never nOticeth the voic« ftion, lo as to inquire ferioufiy al>out his fold's condition -T ' Am I under a covenant of works, or a covei race? Am I a child of God or an enemy of God? el Hed to the city of refuge, or am I flill in a fhelterlefs ftate ? Am I ftill under a cfoud of 'wrath*, pram I brought under the banner of love? i where there are no fiicb inquiries, the affliction is unfanctified. .'.', It is a certain lign of unfactified affliction, 1 aperfon grows worfe by it, and revolts the wore he is ftri ke thefe* Ifa, i. 5. eft. When may it be faid, that a perfon grows by afilkftion? t/w. 1. When the finner's heart turns harder than it was before: fo every plague on Egypt, hi- ed the plague of hardnefs in PharaolA' heart. It fares with many hearts, as with iron that is of- ten heated in the lire and quenched in the water, it Ihil increafeth in hardnefs, 2. When a perfon g'iv- eth way to impatience and murmuring againft Ood while he afrlicrs him. 3. When the lulls of the heart grow more ftrong and impetuous, and after- wards rage the more, that they have bees {] M](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21164538_0137.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
