A medicine for the soule as well as for them that be sick, most necessary in the bytternes of death, and in their last moost daungerous seasons.

Title

A medicine for the soule as well as for them that be sick, most necessary in the bytternes of death, and in their last moost daungerous seasons.

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[London :: R. Tottell,

ca. 1550]

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Contents

• ¶ A MEDICINE FOR the soule, as well for them that are whole of body as for them that be sick, most necessary in the bytternes of death, and in these last moost daungerous seasons.
  • ¶ Dyseases why they are sent vnto vs from God.
  • ¶ Thre thinges there be, which in the bytternes of death moost greuously & fearsly do turment vs, & with a vehement terror do moue our mindes, that is to say, synne, death, & hell or dānacion.
  • ¶ Death.
  • ¶ Hell and damnacion.
  • ¶ when our synnes do burden our conscience, what is to be done.
  • ¶ Whether the diseased may lawfully desyre the helpe of the Physicions and vse the remedy of medicines or no.
  • ¶ When death putteth vs in feare what is to be done.
  • ¶ Testimonyes of the resur∣rection of the dead.
  • ¶ When hel and dampnacion euerlastyng commyng to mynde do feare vs.
  • ¶ Of the makyng of the last wyll, and of the con∣fession of synnes.
  • ¶ Of the communion, and of extreme Vnction.
  • ¶ That sorow should be measu∣red by the ryght rule of rea∣sone, which for the deathe of their parentes & frendes of very many is taken more then ought to be.
  • ¶ An exhortacion to all that professe the name of Chist.