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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    Luke 13. i6. And ought not this woman, king a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath hound, lo thefe eighteen j ears,he loo fed from this bond, on the Sabbath day ? » YOU will foon fee the occafion,^ and connexion of thefe’ words, by viewing over the whole Paragraph to which they belong, 'Verfe 10. And he was teaching in one of the Synagogues on the Sabbath. 11. And behold there was a wo- man which had a fpirit of infirmity eighteen years^ and was bowed to^. get her j and could in no wife lift up her felf, 12. When Jefus faw her^ he [aid to her^ Woman^ thou art loofedfrom thine infirmity, 13. And he laid his hands on her^ and immediately Jhe was made firaight, and glorified God^ And the Ruler of the Synagogue anfwered with in* dignation^ becaufe that Jefus had healed on the Sabbath day^ and faid unto the people^ There are fix days fin which men ought to work^^ in them therefore come and be healed.^ and not on the Sabbath day. I'f. The Lord then anfwered him^ and faid.^ Thou hypocrite^ doth not each of you on the Sabbath loofe his Ox and his Afs from the flalf and lead him away to watering ? 16. And ought not this worn an being a daughter r of Abraham, whom Satan hath bounds to thefe eighteen years^ be loofed ^ from this bond on the Sabbath day i I7, And when he had Jaid thefe things, all his adv erf arks were ajhamed 5 and all the people rejoy ced for all the glorious things that were done by him. Inasmuch as our bleffed Lord fpake thefe words, and did the thing which occafiond them, upon that which was, with the Jews^ ^ their Sabbath day, it cannot be unfit for US to confider them upon ours, they fo fitly leading us to confider alfo, another releafe wrought/or a daughter of Abraham too on our Sabbath day. It was formerly told you upon what occafion, and I doubt not but.