Book II. c H R I s T A p H y s I c I A N. METAPHOR. dicine, as by giving an ill one. Hence it is vulgarly faid, That that which is one Man's Help, is another Man's Death , one Man's Meat, is another Man's Poifon, PARALLEL. Cordials, and Supports from the Mercy o( God, Luke x. 34· He pours the Oil of Gladnefs into his Wounds, and gives him the Wine of Confo– lation. On the other hand, when a Soul is !tub– born, [welled in Pride, impenitent, prefumptu– ous, contemning Advice and godly Counfel, &c. yet fay, '!"hey Jhall have Peace, thougb they add Drunkennefs to 'I"hirjt, Deut. xxix. 19. to apply Pardon, and the glad 'I"idings of Salvation, (faith Mr. Caryl) to fuch a Soul, ma; be its hardening and undoing. Though Mercy may be tendered to the Ungodly, for God jullifies fuch; yet fays, not to a Man that perfeveres in his U ngodlinefs, that he will jullify or pardon him; but contrary-wife fays, he will not pardon them, but condemn and dd\roy them, Jobn viii. 22. and iii. 18. Rom. viii. 13. The worfi of Sinners may be faved, but God will not fave them in their Sins. It is dangerous to daub with ontempered Mortar, to pronounce Peace wl1ere there is no Peace, Jer. vi 14. XIII. A Phyfician is very diliXlll. Cbrift is very diligent ar.d careful ofpoor o-ent and careful of his Patient he Sinners that he undertakes, tries their Hearts and hath in cure, looks with a quick Reins, hath Eagles Eyes, Rev. ii. 23. his Eyes Eye, tries the Pulfe, and gives are never off them; gives charge to his Servants., great charge to all that attend Minifiers of the Golpel. to look carefully after upon him. them, that they want norhing, L uke x. 34· that · every DireCtion be followed, and wholefome Diet provided. XIV. Chrifi reC\ifies diforderly Affections, and other Faculties of the Soul. When Pride or Wor\dlinefs would predominate, he cbecks thofe Evils by his Word, Spirir, or by Affiic'lion; a !harper Way of Cure; and endeavors to balance the Soul with an Equality of every Grace, that there may be Love as weJJ as Faith, 2 Pet. i. 5, 6. and that Patience may have her perjeft Work, James i. 4· XIV. A Phyfician reCtifies Dif– orders, and Inequality of Humors. XV. A Phylician fearches XV. Jejits Chrift cures none Oightly that he Wounds to the Bottom, to preunderrakes, but fearches to the quick, breaks vent inward Fefiering, Corrupthe very Heart to pieces, and lays it open, with tion, or proud Flefh, that may applying Caufiicks and Corrofives, viz. Affiic– fpoil the Cure. tions, &c. corroding Medicines, and then effecXVI. A Phylician, in defperate Cafes, when a Member is corrupt– ed, and comes to a Gangrene, fo that the Body is in danger, pre– fcribes Ways to cut it off. XVII. A Phyfician deals very tenderly in binding up the Wounds of his Patient; though he hath a Lion's Hearr, when he hath to do with fame in dangerous Cafes, yet he hath a Lady's Hand, when he comes to others. XVIll. A Phyfician gives An– tidotes to preferve from Difiem– pers, and fave from InfeCtion. ruaJJy cures it: 'l"hCJ were pricked in tbeir Heart, Afts ii. 36. . XV!. Jefus Chrifi prefcribes a Way to his Church, to cut off a corrupt or rorren Member, when no other Means will preferve it, Matt. v. 29. and xviii. r 7. XVI!. Chrifi carries it gently and very ten– derly, when he hath to do with fame poor broken– hearred Sinners. '!"he bruifed Reed Jhall he not break, !fa. xlii. 3· Come unto me, all )'e that tabor, and are beavy laden, and I will give yort Rejl, Matt. xi. 28. XVII!. Chrifl: ufes many fovereign Antidotes and Prefervativ'es to deliver from the InfeC\ion of Sin, his Word, Promife;, Threatenings, &c. '!"by Word bave I bid in my Heart, that I might notfin againjt tbee, Pfal. cxix. 9· XIX. A Phyfician prefcribes XIX. JefusChrit\ hath prefcribed golden Rules Rules to Men and \'Vomen to preto Saints, how they may preferve their Soulsin a ferve Health, as to Meat, Drink, healthful Condition, to avoid Surfeiting, all ExSleep, Exercife, &c. cefs, and immoderate Ufe of this World, Luk~ . xxi. 34· to keep good Company, and to keep a good Drct; to live under an able and powerful Miniflry, and to be frequent in the Exercife of religious Duties, Prayer, Meditation, reading God's Word, and Chrifiian Conference, &c. 4N XX. Chrift,
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=