upon the Epiflle of J A M B s. - thi& hofJ-0]11 ana h/4 ~ tende'l' mtrcy, Godfo~givc. thee'~hAt t''lJC'l' 2. Piiffi,mzm thr;# b~{f finned . hy thy. fight, thy hettrivg, thyfmell, thy touch. ml{ericord1am. Nay to , make the Blafphemy more tidicutous, u£gidiwCon.ink_a Schqolm~n, faich, thofe words fN" piij/iw:C.mmifericardiam, by his ' mort 1-tndtr mrrcy 1 may be left our. The Adrniniftrator muff be a Prieft,. m~y be aBi{hr;p: the objeC! aperfon that mufl: he bdieved to be at thepoint aod 'dangeP r;f d(~~oth: The endof it they mike to be the exp~lfion of the reliques ot fio, .healing the Soul,· and helping it ag~in!l temptations,.qnd in the congrefs with Satan, or combat~: . with the powers of the ayr.So the forrnof Millain & .Veniae,which are fomewhat differentfromathers, Vnga tq oleoj4nElo in nomina patru,fj--q.ut mor< rpiliti4prtCparatm,cfn. To propofe thefe things, is to cc.nfute them ; for the mofi ignorant cannot but fee the gre:at differen~e be~ween ~ _Miracle aod aSacrament, curing the body and the ~xpuijion offin : Befid~s, in the circum.fiances of it there is agreat deal ot-difference among themfelves. But let this fuffice; I come to the Points. I. From the (uppafition [Is any amongJoN ftck...? J the Note is Ob(cr?Jat•.x .. '. obviou~, c;hrifls Wr;rfoippers t~re not exempted from Jic~nefs, na more· thm ~tnJ Qther 11jfi1Elion. God may chafien thofe whom he · loveth; "'cis fa id, J-r;b. 1 1. 3. Behuld he whom thau lovefl: is jick.._: Thofe that are dear to God, h~ve their iliare ofm1feries. vt"uftm · askec~,.Sia-mfltur ,quomodR inftrmat.ur ? If he werebeloved, how came b(!,to be fid~? liJ the OJ<ltward accidents of Jife God wo\lld . make~dif{eren<:f:: ~rts ufual in Providence, t:hat they who have Gori~kMr;t ?_ l}1otdQ feel Gods h#ndmofi heavy. I have obferved it, !J;Iat Godsch,1!drennever queLlion his love :fo much as in ficknefs; ; our t~ought:s renun upon us in fuch retire.m€nt : and the weaknefs · , qf.tb.e ·body difco.mpokt.h ~be mind, and deprivetli us of the free · e_xerci.(e of .fpirirual reafqn; to fenfe and feeling all is lbarp.- B~- f}d~s, iP.(lck~fs we hav( not that exprefs conUon from Chrifis fuf.:. . , feriogs) ,wfi~h we klv!l inother troubles: 'Tis afw~c hdp-tq the · thoughts, when we can fee that Chrifi went through every mi(er-– ablc-cqot;iiti~n. to whichwe are· expofed. Now Chrifi endured w~n~tnake~r,ttf~•.txo.uble.~ reproach, inju.fiice,&e. and not\fickneCs i I,; bllGh~ ~~i'p3!f~ris_ Hkdickoefs,. llunger, thidl,. ind·wearinefs, ~h~,:,wi~~ J!.~.bQd~ was affiiae~:1Chrifi by' experience ~nowetb ~~f'. 'c)s:'obe lltldex the pains and incon:veniencks of the body. ~u~ ~f y~.U:m,ve 1J9t dlc-exan~pJe of Chwifi, y~u hav~ th~ example ~~t ' . ~
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