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Author: Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.
Title: The balm of Gilead, or, Comforts for the distressed, both morall and divine most fit for these woful times / by Jos. Hall.
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Print source: The balm of Gilead, or, Comforts for the distressed, both morall and divine most fit for these woful times / by Jos. Hall.
Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.
London: Printed by Thomas Newcomb, and are to be sold by John Holden ..., 1650.
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Devotional exercises.
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The CONTENTS.
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Comforts for the sick Bed.
The Pre∣face.
§ 1. Aggrava∣tion of the misery of sicknesse.
§ 2. 1 Com∣fort, from the free∣dom of the soul.
§ 3. 2 Comfort from the author of sicknesse, and the benefit of it.
§ 4, 3 Com∣fort, from the vicis∣situdes of health.
§ 5, 4 Comfort Sicknesse better then sinfull health.
§ 6. 5 Com∣fort: The greater sufferings of holer men; and the reso∣lutions of heathens.
§ 7. 6 Com∣fort: Our sufferings far below our deser∣vings.
§ 8. 7 Com¦fort: T benefit the exer∣cise of our patence.
§ 9. 8 Com∣fort: The necessity of expecting sickness.
§. 10. 9. Com∣fort.
§ 11. 10 Com∣fort. The comforta∣ble end of our su∣ferings▪
§. 12. 11. Com∣fort. The favour of a peace∣able pas∣sage out of the world.
Comforts for the sick Soul.
§ 1. The hap∣piness of a deep sor∣row for sin.
§ 2. Comfort from the welgroun∣ded▪ decla∣ration of pardon.
§ 3. Aggrava∣tion of the grievous condition of the Pa∣tient, and remedies from mer∣cy applied.
§ 4. Com∣plaints o unrepen∣tance an unbelief.
§ 5. Com∣plaints of a mis∣grounded sorrow, sa∣tisfied.
§ 6. Complaint of the in∣sufficient measure of sorrow, satisfied.
§. 7. Complaint of the want of faith, sa∣tisfied.
§ 8. Complaint of the weakness of faith, satisfied.
§ 9. Complaint of incon∣tancy, and desertion, answered.
§ 10. Complaint of unrege∣neration, and dead∣ness in sin, answered.
§. 11. Complaint of the in∣sensible∣ness of the time and meanes of conversion.
§ 12. Complaint of irreso∣lution, and uncertain∣y in mat∣ter of our election, answered.
Comfort against Tem∣ptations.
§ 1. Christ himself assaulted: our trial is for our good.
§. 2. The pow∣erfull as∣sistance of Gods Spi∣rit, and the example of S. Paul.
§ 3. The re∣straint of our spiri∣tuall ene∣mies, and their over∣matching by the power of God.
§. 4. The ad∣vantage that is made to by our tem∣ptations and foils.
§ 5. omplaint relapses to sin; ith the medy ereof.
Comforts against weakness of grace.
§. 1. Comfort from the common condition of all Saints.
§. 2. Comfort from the improve∣ment of weak gra∣ces; and Gods free distributi∣on.
§. 3. Comfort from Gods acceptati∣on of truth, not quantity.
§. 4. Comfort from the variety of Gods gifts, and the ages and sta∣tures of grace.
§. 5. Comfort from the safety of our lea∣surely progresse in grace.
§. 6. Comfort from our good de∣sires and endevours.
§. 7. Comfort from the happiness of an humble poverty.
§ 8. An incite∣ment to more cau∣tion, an faster ad∣herence t God.
Comforts against Infamy and Disgrace.
§ 1. Comforts from like sufferings of the ho∣liest, yea, of Christ himself.
§ 1. Comfort of our re∣course to God.
§ 3. Comfort from the clearness of our con∣science.
§ 4. Comfort from the improve∣ment of our reason.
§ 5. Comfort from the cause of our suffe∣ring.
§ 6. Comforts from our enved vertue.
§ 7. Comfort from o∣thers seighting of re∣proaches.
§. 8. Comfort from the narrow bounds of infamy.
§. 9. Comfort from the short life of slander.
Comforts against publique Calamities.
§. 1. Comfort from the inevitable necessity of changes, and Gods over-ru∣ling them.
§ 2. The sense and sym∣pathy of common evils.
§ 3. Comfort from the sure pro∣tection of the Al∣mighty.
§ 4. Conside∣ration of the justice of Gods proceed∣ings.
§ 5. The reme∣dy; our particular repentance
§ 6. The un∣speakable miseries of a Civil War.
§ 7. The woful miseries of Pesti∣lence, al∣laid by considera∣tion of the hand that smites us.
Comforts against losse of Friends.
§ 1. The true value of a friend, and the fault of over-pri∣zing him.
§ 2. The tru ground of a unde∣feisible enjoying of our friends.
§. 3. The rarity and trial of true friends.
§ 4. It is but parting, not a
§. 5. The loss of a vertuous wife, mi∣tigated.
§ 6. The miti∣gation of the loss of a dear and hopeful son.
Comforts against Poverty, and loss of our estate.
§ 1. The fickle nature of these earthly goods.
§ 2. Considera∣tion that they are not ours, but lent us
§ 3. That the right va∣luation of riches is in the minde.
§. 4. It may be good for us to be held short.
§. 5. The dan∣ger of a∣bundance.
§. 6. The cares that at∣tend wealth.
§. 7. The impe∣riousnesse of ill used wealth.
§. 8. Considera∣tion of the causes and means of impove∣ishing us.
§ 9. The ex∣amples of those who have affe∣cted po∣verty.
Comforts against Impri∣sonment.
§ 1. Considera∣tion of the nature and power of true li∣berty.
§ 2. The sad objcts of a free be∣holder.
§. 3. Comfort from the invisible company that can∣not bee kept from us.
§ 4. Comfort from the inward disposition of the Prisoner.
§ 5. Comfort from the willng aboue of rednes in some persons.
§ 6. Comfort from the causes of imprison∣ment.
§. 7. The good of re∣tirednesse; and the partner∣ship of the souls im∣prisonment
Comforts against Ba∣nishment.
§ 1. Comfort from the universa∣lity of a wise mans Country.
§ 2. Comfort from the benefit of self-con∣versation.
§ 3. Examples of those holy ones that have abandoned society.
§ 4. The ad∣vantage that hath been made of remo∣ving.
§ 5. The rig that we have in any coun∣try, and i God.
§ 6. he pra∣tice of voluntary travel.
§ 7. All ar pilgrims
Comforts against the loss of the Senses; of Sight, and Hearing.
§ 1. Comfort from the o in∣ard ghts of ason nd faith.
§ 2. The supply of better eyes.
§ 3. The better object of our inward sight.
§ 4. The ill of∣ficer done by the eyes.
§ 5. Freedom from tem∣ptations by the eyes, and from sorrows.
§. 6. The cheer∣fulness of some blind men.
§. 7. The supply which God gives in other fa∣culties.
§. 8. The bene∣fit of the eies which once we had.
§ 9. The supply of one sense by another
§ 10. The better condition of the in∣ward ear.
§ 11. The grief that arises from lear∣ing evil.
Comforts against Bar∣renness.
§. 1. The bles∣sing of fruitful∣ness seaso∣ned with sorrows.
§. 2. The pains of child-bearing.
§. 3. The mise∣ry of ill-disposed and undu¦tiful chil∣dren.
§ 4. The cares of parents for their children.
§. 5. The great grief in the losse of children.
Comforts against want of Sleep.
§ 1. The misery of the want of rest; with the best re∣medy.
§ 2. The favor of freedom from pain.
§. 3. The favor of health without sleep.
§. 4. Sleep but a symptom of morta∣lity.
§. 5. No use of sleep whi∣ther we are going.
Comforts against the incon∣veniences of Old age.
§ 1. The illi∣mitation of age; and the miseries that at∣tend it.
§ 2. Old-age a blessing.
§. 3. The ad∣vantages of old age: 1. Fear∣lesnesse.
§. 4. The second advantage of old age, Freedome from pas∣sions.
§. 5. The third advantage of age, experi∣mentall know∣ledge.
§. 6. Age in some is vigorous and well affected.
§ 7. The fourth advantage of Age, Neer ap∣proach to our end.
Comforts against the fears and pains of death.
§. 1. The fear of Death natural.
§. 2. Remedy o fear, Ac∣quain∣tance with death.
§ 3. The mis∣apprehen∣sion of death in∣jurious.
§ 4. Comfort from the common condition of men.
§. 6. Death not feared by some.
§. 6. Our death day, better then our birth day.
§. 7. The sting of death pulled out.
§. 8. Death is but apart∣ing to meet again.
§ 9. Death is but a sleep.
§ 10. Death sweetned to us by Christ.
§ 11. The pain∣fulness of Christs eath.
§. 12. The vani∣ty and mi∣series of life.
§ 13. Examples of coura∣geous re∣solutions in others.
§ 14. The hap∣py advan∣tages of death.
Comforts against the ter∣rours of Judgement.
§. 1. Aggrava∣tion of the fearful∣ness of the last judge∣ment.
§. 2. Comfort from the condition of the e∣lect.
§ 3. Awe more fit for thoughts of judge∣ment, then Fear.
§ 4. In that great and terrible Day, our Advocate is our Judge.
§. 5. Frequent meditation and due prepaati∣on, the re∣medies of our ear.
Comforts against the fears of our spiritual enemies.
§ 1. The great power of evil spi∣rits, and their re∣straint.
§. 2. The fear of the num∣ber of e∣vil spi∣rits, and the reme∣dy of it.
§. 3. The ma∣lice of the evill spi∣rits, and our fears thereof re∣medied.
§ 4. The great subtilfy of evil spi∣rits, and the remedy of the fear of it.
The Vniversal Receit for all Maladies.