Discourse Upon Recovery from Sickness, Title page – Preface
Mens Sana in Corpore Sano.
A Discourse UPON RECOVERY FROM Sickness.
Directing How Natural Health, may be Improved into Spiritual: Especially by them that have lately Recovered it.
Isa. XXXVIII. 9.
The Writing,—When he had been Sick, and was Recovered of his Sickness.
Haec Tibi, Si Recipis, dat Pagina Grata Salutem;
Si Renuas, Eadem Pagina Testis erit.
BOSTON in N. E. Printed by B. Green, and J. Allen, for Samuel Phillips, at the Brick Shop. 1698.
Preface.
THE Discourses, Written by Ministers of the Gospel, on their own Recovery from Sickness, have often been grateful Entertainments unto the Churches of God, in many other Lands, as well as in both Englands: This Page cannot hold the Catalogue, that I could give of such Discourses. Nevertheless, The Author of the Ensuing, had not permitted… on thereo…, if there be… Recovery from Sickness, … of it: for what can t… … cerned in the Good… of so Mean a Person?… Sermon Preached, whe… yea, Thousands of the… ly had their Health Re… Epidemical Calamity: And… Author, but some of Them, that have now Committed unto the Press, this Feeble Essay of one Scarce got free from the Illness, which had for near a Month been Breaking him; and one so willing, to be conceal'd from the Notice of Mankind, that he can gladly say, Modo haec Lectori Sint usui, Quemvis Authorem Fingito: May the Reader be Edifyed, its no matter who's the Author!
And now, Reader, Whether thou art Sick, or Well; I address thee, as the Jews did use to Salute their Sick, The Merciful God Remember thee, with the Mercies of Health!