A funeral sermon for Mrs. Esther Sampson, the late wife of Henry Sampson, Dr. of Physick, who died Nov. 24. M.DCLxxxix / by John Howe ... Published principally for the use of such as languish under painful and chronical diseases.

  • Howe, John, 1630-1705.
Date:
1690
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Credit: A funeral sermon for Mrs. Esther Sampson, the late wife of Henry Sampson, Dr. of Physick, who died Nov. 24. M.DCLxxxix / by John Howe ... Published principally for the use of such as languish under painful and chronical diseases. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    jadg proportionably of Chrifts compaffions^ that as they io¬ dine him to give them all iutable relief in their bodily af- flidions, as far as can conlifl: with thofe meafares, which in¬ finite wifdom hath pitcht upon^ for the government of this prefenc world, and as Ihall fall in with the dehgn of his office of a Redeemer and Saviour to us; So they much more incline him to relieve embondag’d fouls; for this doth moft directly fall in with his dehga, and is the proper bufinefsof his office; the other may be only .collateral to it, and , as it were to be done on the by. He came not into this wmrld to procure, that men might not be lick, or pained; or be • preiently reftored to health and eafe. ' But he came and died, . .that fouls ^ might live; to procure for them pardon, reconci¬ liation with God, all needful affifting influences of grace, and eternal life. Of thefe therefore they may be moft af- fured, if they duly apply themfelves. And fome encourage¬ ment to expedt fo much they may draw even from this in- ftance. This infirm woman, in order to bodily cure, did apply her felf to him. She came after him , as others did, for this pHrpdfe ; and did, in a fort, put herfelfin the Way of his healing influence. Now if any of you find your fouls are yet held by the Devil in worfe bonds, apply your felves to the merciful compaffionate Jefus, there is hope in the cafe. Oh! will you not fay fo much to him for a foul in bondage ? Lord loofe this poor foul of mine, that Satan liath bound for fo many fad years. Do but labour to know you are bound, to feel your bonds. Whatfoever there is of pre¬ vailing fin in you, it is a bond, by which the Devil holds your fouls. 7he wicked,are held in the cords of their own ini- qnities. Prov. 5. 22. And fins are faid to be the wmrks of Sa¬ tan , from which it is the defign of the Redeemer to loofe us. The Son of God wm ,for this parpofe manifefled that he might deftroy ( we read, ) it is, that he might dijfolve the workj of the Devil, q. d. that he might releafe, and unbind fouls, that the Devil as yet holds in fad bonds. ^ And you may find you are fo bound, when upon felf reflexion you cake no¬ tice , you are ordinarily reftrained from what you ihould do, againft the light, and convidiion of your own ^ minds and judgments ; i. e, you find, if you refled, a convidtion hath tak¬ en place in your confciences, you ought to love God; but D . there