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A Sovereign Salve

by Richard Gove · 1587–1668

Published: 1650
Length: 42,251 words
Reading: ~3 hours
Divisions: 112

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A soveraigne salve to cure vvounded spirits, or, The ready way and meanes to give spirituall ease and comfort to distressed consciences collected out of the Word of God and the writings and experiments of the most approved soule-physitians, both of this and former ages, which either for learning or experience, or both, have excelled in this healing part of divinity and fitted to the capacity and use of the meanest of Gods afflicted ones.

London Printed by J.G. for R. Royston ... 1650.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

Front matter
Title page
Dedication
To the readerAn Admonition to the READER.
Table of contents
Scriptural citationsGods loving Invitations of poore Diſtreſſed Soules to come unto him for comfort, and his gracious promiſes…
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Part 1THE FIRST PART, Containing Directions for the Practice of Gods Child in the time of Spirituall Distreſſe.

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Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Part 2The Sick Soules Guide.
Introduction
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Section 11
Section 12
Section 13
Section 14
Section 15
Section 16
Section 17
Section 18
Section 19
Section 20
Section 21
Section 22
Section 23
Title page
Preface
Distress 1I. DISTRESSE.
Distress 2II. DISTRESSE.
Distress 3III. DISTRESSE.
Distress 4IV. DISTRESSE.
Distress 5V. DISTRESSE.
Distress 6VI. DISTRESSE.
Distress 7VII. DISTRESSE.
Distress 8VIII. DISTRESSE.
Distress 9IX. DISTRESSE.
Distress 10X. DISTRESSE.
Distress 11XI. DISTRESSE.
Distress 12XII. DISTRESSE.
Distress 13XIII. DISTRESSE.
Distress 14XIV. DISTRESSE.
Distress 15XV. DISTRESSE.
Section
Section
Title page
Section 1
SubsectionThe Concluſion which tender Conſciences draw from theſe places of Scripture againſt themſelves, is this:
SubsectionThe fore-alleaged places of Scripture, vindicated, and cleared.
SubsectionThe Concluſion drawne from the formerly alledged places of Scripture, confuted.
Section 2
SubsectionThe Concluſion which tender Conſciences draw from theſe places of Scripture againſt themſelves, is this.
SubsectionThe fore-alleaged places of Scripture vindicated, and cleared.
SubsectionThe Concluſion drawne from the formerly alledged places of Scripture, confuted.
Section 3
SubsectionThe Concluſion which tender Conſciences draw from this place againſt themſelves, is this,
SubsectionThe place of Scripture vindicated and cleared.
SubsectionThe Concluſion drawn from the fore-alleadged place of Scripture, confuted.
Section 4
SubsectionThe Concluſion which tender Conſciences draw from this place of Scripture againſt themſelves, is this:
SubsectionThe place of Scripture vindicated and cleared.
SubsectionThe Concluſion drawne from this fore-alleaged place, confuted.
Title page
To the readerAn Advertiſement to the READER.
ExampleA moſt comfortable Example of one Mr. Robert Glover, Martyr; which ſheweth, that one may be for a time…
ExampleAnother moſt comfortable Example of one Mr. John Glover, who for a long time could not be perſwaded, but…
ExampleAnother moſt comfortable Example, of one, who had given himſelfe, body and ſoule, to the Devill, and ſealed…
ExampleAnother moſt comfortable Example of one Mr. Peacock, who felt a dreadfull deſertion upon his death-bed, and…
ExampleAnother moſt comfortable Example of a Woman, that through deſpaire of Gods mercy, attempted the deſtruction…
ExampleAnother comfortable Example of one that was growne extreamly melancholly, and by meanes of that, deſperate;…
ExampleAnother comfortable Example of one Mris. Katharine Brettergh; Taken out of the Diſcourſe of her holy life,…
ExampleAnother comfortable Example of one that had long laboured under the temptation of Blaſphemy, which yet at…
ExampleAnother comfortable Example of a wonderfull Combate betwixt Mris. Katharine Stubbes, lying upon her…
ExampleAnother comfortable Example of one terrified in Conſcience for ſinne; who from the conſideration of what…
ExampleAnother comfortable Example of one recovered, and cured, that upon a ſuppoſition of Gods irrevocable Decree…
ExampleAnother comfortable Example of Gods extraordinary providence and mercy towards a poore ſoule, that had long…
ExampleAnother comfortable Example of one whom the Devill ſought to bring to deſpaire of Gods mercy. Related by…
ExampleAnother comfortable Example, ſhewing, how Gods child may, in ſuch Diſtreſſes, even challenge God to make…
Title page
Preface
SectionFor grace to pray.
SectionFor audience in prayer.
SectionFor grace to be truly penitent and ſorrowfull for ſinne.
SectionFor mercy and pardon of ſinne.
SectionAgainſt Satan, and his temptations.
SectionAgainſt dejectedneſſe of minde.
SectionFor ſtrength, and increaſe of faith.
SectionFor patience.
SectionFor comfortable aſſurance of Gods mercy in Chriſt.
SectionFor deliverance, when Gods will and pleaſure is.
SectionFor Thankſgiving after Deliverance.
TextTHE Sick Souls Spirituall Songs.
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Section 1
Section 2
SubsectionSecondly, in caſe the Diſtreſſed Perſon ſhould dye raving, and blaſpheaming.
Subsection…ledge…irdly, in caſe the Diſtreſſed Perſon ſhould be the Author of his owne death; and either by hanging,…
Section 3
Section 4
TextA PRAYER, which they that come to viſit the Diſtreſſed, or are about him in the time of his Diſtreſſe, may…

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