Spirituall preseruatiues against the pestilence. Or Seuen lectures on the 91. Psalme First printed in Anno. 1593. And now reuised, corrected, and published, as generally for the instruction of ignorant people: so specially for the confirmation of the weake seruants of Iesus Christ; descibing the most diuine and most soueraigne preseruatiues against the pestilence. By H. Holland. Hereunto is added a sweete prayer of M. R. Greenhams, neuer before published.

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Author:	Holland, Henry, 1555 or 6-1603.
Title:	Spirituall preseruatiues against the pestilence. Or Seuen lectures on the 91. Psalme First printed in Anno. 1593. And now reuised, corrected, and published, as generally for the instruction of ignorant people: so specially for the confirmation of the weake seruants of Iesus Christ; descibing the most diuine and most soueraigne preseruatiues against the pestilence. By H. Holland. Hereunto is added a sweete prayer of M. R. Greenhams, neuer before published.
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TO THE RIGHT HONO∣RABLE SYR ROBERT LEE, LORD Maior of the Citie of London, and to the Right Worshipfull Syr Iames Pemberton, and Syr Iohn Swinerton, Knights, and She∣riffes: and to the Right Worshipfull the Aldermer their brethren: H. H wisheth all graces to be mul∣•…plied by Gods holy spirit, as for the gouernment of the said Citie, so for their owne euerla∣sting saluation in Iesus Christ.

THE EPISTLE TO the Reader.

SPIRITVALL PRESERVATIVES against the Pestilence.

THE 1. LECTVRE.

exegesis

I. Question.

Triall of our faith in Gods Prouidence.

THE 2. LECTVRE.

exegesis

2. Question. Wherefore the Lord smiteth his people with the Pestilence.

THE 3. LECTVRE.

exegesis

3. Question. How the wicked spirits are Gods speciall in∣struments in the Pestilence.

THE 4. LECTVRE.

exegesis

4. Question. That a good conscience is a speciall preserua∣tiue against the Pestilence.

1. Of the good conscience.

2. Of troubled consciences.

THE 5. LECTVRE.

exegesis

5. Question. Howe graciously the Lord preserueth his peo∣ple by his holy Angels in the pestilence.

exegesis

First let vs see wherefore the plague is compa∣red to a lyon.

Secondly, hee compareth the Pestilence to the aspe.

Thirdlie, hee compareth the plague to the Dragon.

THE 6. LECTVRE.

exegesis

6. Question. What wonderful communion there is between Christ and his holy members, best knowen to his people in afflictions.

THE 7. LECTVRE.

The seuenth Question. Of the vis•…ation of the sicke, which dutie must also be •…erformed, by some chosen, faithfull, and discreet men, in the Pestilence.

In the visitation of the sicke, Iames teacheth vs what the sicke or visited must doo.

Secondly, what the visitors must be.

Thirdly, what the visitors must do.

Is any sicke, let him send for the Elders.

Question.

An admonitiō concerning the vse of phisicke, and all naturall helpes which the Lord may blesse for our good, as in other maladies, so in the pestilence.

MAISTER GREENE∣HAMS PRAYER.

compendium of medicinal recipes

A most precious Electuary against the Pe∣stilence for the rich.

Or this forme with lesse cost and quantitie.

For the poore the best I finde is this.

To ripe the botch.

To breake the botch.

To mundifie the botch.

Medicine for incarnation.