A soveraigne salve to cure vvounded spirits, or, The ready way and meanes to give spirituall ease and comfort to distressed consciences collected out of the Word of God and the writings and experiments of the most approved soule-physitians, both of this and former ages, which either for learning or experience, or both, have excelled in this healing part of divinity and fitted to the capacity and use of the meanest of Gods afflicted ones.

Title

A soveraigne salve to cure vvounded spirits, or, The ready way and meanes to give spirituall ease and comfort to distressed consciences collected out of the Word of God and the writings and experiments of the most approved soule-physitians, both of this and former ages, which either for learning or experience, or both, have excelled in this healing part of divinity and fitted to the capacity and use of the meanest of Gods afflicted ones.

Author

Gove, R. (Richard), 1587-1668.

Publication

London :: Printed by J.G. for R. Royston ...,

1650.

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Subject terms

Peace of mind.

Christian life.

Consolation.

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"A soveraigne salve to cure vvounded spirits, or, The ready way and meanes to give spirituall ease and comfort to distressed consciences collected out of the Word of God and the writings and experiments of the most approved soule-physitians, both of this and former ages, which either for learning or experience, or both, have excelled in this healing part of divinity and fitted to the capacity and use of the meanest of Gods afflicted ones." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A85500.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 18, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• dedication
• An Admonition to the READER.
• table of contents
• Gods loving Invitations of poore Distressed Soules to come unto him for comfort, and his gracious promises of giving it them, if they will come.
• The Sick Soules Guide.
  • THE FIRST PART, Containing Directions for the Practice of Gods Child in the time of Spirituall Distresse.
    • THE INTRODUCTION.
    • SECTION I.
    • SECT. II.
    • SECT. III.
    • SECT. IV.
    • SECT. V.
    • SECT. VI.
  • The Sick Soules Guide.
    • THE INTRODUCTION.
    • SECT. I.
    • SECT. II.
    • SECT. III.
    • SECT. IV.
    • SECT. V.
    • SECT. VI.
    • SECT. VII.
    • SECT. VIII.
    • SECT. IX.
    • SECT. X.
    • SECT. XI.
    • SECT. XII.
    • SECT. XIII.
    • SECT. XIV.
    • SECT. XV.
    • SECT. XVI.
    • SECT. XVII.
    • SECT. XVIII.
    • SECT. XIX.
    • SECT. XX.
    • SECT. XXI.
    • SECT. XXII.
    • SECT. XXIII.
• title page
• preface
• The Sick Soules Bible.
  • I. DISTRESSE.
  • II. DISTRESSE.
  • III. DISTRESSE.
  • IV. DISTRESSE.
  • V. DISTRESSE.
  • VI. DISTRESSE.
  • VII. DISTRESSE.
  • VIII. DISTRESSE.
  • IX. DISTRESSE.
  • X. DISTRESSE.
  • XI. DISTRESSE.
  • XII. DISTRESSE.
  • XIII. DISTRESSE.
  • XIV. DISTRESSE.
  • XV. DISTRESSE.
  • section
  • section
• title page
• The Sick Soules mistakes.
  • SECT. I.
    • The Conclusion which tender Consciences draw from these places of Scripture against themselves, is this:
    • The fore-alleaged places of Scripture, vindi∣cated, and cleared.
    • The Conclusion drawne from the formerly al∣ledged places of Scripture, confuted.
  • SECT. II.
    • The Conclusion which tender Consciences draw from these places of Scripture against themselves, is this.
    • The fore-alleaged places of Scripture vindi∣cated, and cleared.
    • The Conclusion drawne from the formerly al∣ledged places of Scripture, confuted.
  • SECT. III.
    • The Conclusion which tender Consciences draw from this place against themselves, is this,
    • The place of Scripture vindicated and clea∣red.
    • The Conclusion drawn from the fore-alleadged place of Scripture, confuted.
  • SECT. IV.
    • The Conclusion which tender Consciences draw from this place of Scripture against themselves, is this:
    • The place of Scripture vindicated and clea∣red.
    • The Conclusion drawne from this fore-alleaged place, confuted.
• title page
• An Advertisement to the READER.
• THE Sick Soules Presidents.
  • A most comfortable Example of one Mr. Ro∣bert Glover, Martyr; which sheweth, that one may be for a time without any sense, or feeling of Comfort from God, and yet finde it in the end. Taken out of the Booke of Martyrs, Edit. Anno 1597. pag. 1555. col. 2. lin. 60.
  • Another most comfortable Example of one Mr. John Glover, who for a long time could not be perswaded, but that he had committed the sinne against the Holy Ghost; who yet afterwards lived and died in a comfortable estate. Taken out of the Booke of Martyrs also: pag. 1551. lin. 80. col. 2.
  • Another most comfortable Example, of one, who had given himselfe, body and soule, to the Devill, and sealed him a Bond with his owne bloud, for the performance of it; and yet by prayer was freed. Mr. Fox, ibid. pag. 78. col. 1. lin. 82, &c.
  • Another most comfortable Example of one Mr. Peacock, who felt a dreadfull deser∣tion upon his death-bed, and yet was refresht and ravisht with the light of Gods coun∣tenance before his death.
  • Another most comfortable Example of a Wo∣man, that through despaire of Gods mercy, attempted the destruction of her selfe; which yet (through the great mercy of God to∣wards her) was preserved; and after had the joy of her salvation restored unto her.
  • Another comfortable Example of one that was growne extreamly melancholly, and by meanes of that, desperate; which yet by bodily physick alone, was through Gods blessing thereon, cured and recovered of both, by Petrus Forestus, as he himselfe relates it: Observat. lib. 10. cap. 12. De morbis cerebri.
  • Another comfortable Example of one Mris. Katharine Brettergh; Taken out of the Discourse of her holy life, and Christian death.
  • Another comfortable Example of one that had long laboured under the temptation of Blasphemy, which yet at last found free∣dome from it, and comfort. Related by Mr. Bolton in his Instructions for the comforting of Afflicted Consciences, pag. 550.
  • Another comfortable Example of a wonder∣full Combate betwixt Mris. Katharine Stubbes, lying upon her death-bed, and Sa∣tan; wherein she had the Conquest: Taken out of her life and death, set forth by Philip Stubbes, Gentleman.
  • Another comfortable Example of one terrified in Conscience for sinne; who from the con∣sideration of what mercy and pardon God requireth from man to man, concluded much more Gods unspeakable mercy, and pardon towards himselfe. Related by Mr. Bolton, in his Instructions for the right comforting of Afflicted Conscien∣ces, pag. 345, &c.
  • Another comfortable Example of one recover∣ed, and cured, that upon a supposition of Gods irrevocable Decree passed upon him, could not for a long time be perswaded to make use of any meanes for his soules good. Related by divers Authors.
  • Another comfortable Example of Gods ex∣traordinary providence and mercy towards a poore soule, that had long doubted of her salvation. Related by Mr. Yates, in Gods Arraignment of Hypocrites, pag. 357.
  • Another comfortable Example of one whom the Devill sought to bring to despaire of Gods mercy. Related by Mr. Moulins, in his Coale from the Altar.
  • Another comfortable Example, shewing, how Gods child may, in such Distresses, even challenge God to make good his promises of mercy to his penitent soule. Set downe by G. Abbot, Doctor of Divinity, in the Pre∣face before the Examination, Arraignment, and Conviction of George Sprot, Notary in Ayemouth, pag. 23.
• title page
• preface
• THE Sick Soules Ejaculations.
  • For grace to pray.
  • For audience in prayer.
  • For grace to be truly penitent and sorrowfull for sinne.
  • For mercy and pardon of sinne.
  • Against Satan, and his temptations.
  • Against dejectednesse of minde.
  • For strength, and increase of faith.
  • For patience.
  • For comfortable assurance of Gods mercy in Christ.
  • For deliverance, when Gods will and pleasure is.
  • For Thanksgiving after Deliverance.
• THE Sick Souls Spirituall Songs.
• title page
• Grounds of Comfort FOR The Friends of the Distressed.
  • SECT. I.
  • SECT. II.
    • Secondly, in case the Distressed Person should dye raving, and blaspheaming.
    • ledgeirdly, in case the Distressed Person should be the Author of his owne death; and either by hanging, drowning, stabbing, or some such other way, doe make himselfe away.
  • SECT. III.
  • SECT. IV.
• A PRAYER, which they that come to visit the Distressed, or are about him in the time of his Distresse, may make use of, if they cannot pray in a better forme of their owne.