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Devotions vpon emergent occasions and seuerall steps in my sicknes digested into I. Meditations vpon our humane condition, 2. Expostulations, and debatements with God, 3. Prayers, vpon the seuerall occasions, to Him / by Iohn Donne ...
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Donne, John, 1572-1631.
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feare of death that there was not a house where there was not one dead for therupon the Aegyptians said we are all deaâ— men the death of others should catechise vsâ— to death Thy Sonne Christ Iesus is the first begotten of the dead he rises first the eldest brother and he is my Master in this science of death but yet for mee I am a younger brother too to this Man who died now and to euery man whom I see or heare to die before mee and all they are vshers to mee in this schoole of death I take therefore that which thy seruant Dauids wife said to him to bee said to me If thou saue not thy life to night to morrow thou shalt bee slaine If the death of this man worke not vpon mee now I shall die worse than if thou hadst not afforded me this helpe for thou hast sent him in this bell to mee as thoâ— didst send to the Angelâ— of Sardis with commission to strengthen the things that remaine and that are ready to die that in this weaknes of body I mighâ— receiue spiritual strengâ—h by these occasions This is my strength that whether thou say to mee as thine Angell said to Gedeon Peace bee vnto thee feare not thou shalt not die or whether thou say as vnto Aaron Thou shalt die there yet thou wilâ— preserue that which is ready to die my soule from the worst death that of sinne Zimrie died for his sinnes saies thy Spirit which he sinned in doing euill and in his sinne which he did to make Israel sinne For his sinnes his many sinnes and then in his sinne his particular sinne for my sinnes I shall die whensoeuer I die for death is the wages of sinne but I shall die in my sinne in that particular sinne of resisting thy spirit if I apply not thy assistances Doth it not call vs to a particular consideration That thy blessed Sonne varies his forme of Commination and aggrauates it in the variation when hee saies to the Iewes because they refused the light offered you shall die in your sinne And then when they proceeded to farther disputations and vexations and tentations hee addes you shall die in your sinnes he multiplies the former expressing â—o a plurall In this sinne â— and in all your sinnes doth not the resisting of thy particular helps at last draw vpon vs the guiltinesse of all our former sinnes May not the neglecting of this sound ministred to mee in this mans death bring mee to that miserie as that I whom the Lord of life loued so as to die for me shall die and a Creature of mine owne shall be immortall â— that I shall die and the worme of mine owne conscience shall neuer die 18. PRAYER O Eternall and most gracious God I haue a new occasion of thanks and a new occasion of prayer to thee from the ringing of this bell Thou toldst me in the other voice that I was mortall and approaching to death In this I may heare thee say that I am dead in an irremediable in an irrecouerable state for bodily health If that bee thy language in this voice how infinitely am I bound to thy heauenly Maiestie for speaking so plainly vnto mee for euen that voice that I must die now is not the voice of a Iudge that speaks by way of condemnation but of a Physitian that presents health in that Thou presentest mee death as the cure of my disease not as the exaltation of it if I mistake thy voice herein if I ouer-runne thy pace and preuent thy hand and imagine death more instant vpon mee than thou hast bid him bee yet the voice belongs to me I am dead I was borne dead and from the first laying of these mud-walls in my conception they haue moldred away and the whole course of life is but an actiue death Whether this voice instruct mee that I am a dead man now or remember me that I haue been a dead man all this while I humbly thanke thee for speaking in this voice to my soule and I humâ—ly beseech thee also to â—ccept my prayers in his behalfe by whose occasion this voice this sound is come to mee â—or though hee bee by death transplanted to thee and so in possession of inexpressible happinesse there yet here vpon earth thou hast giuen vs such a portion of heauen as that though men dispute whether thy Saints in heauen doe know what we in earth in particular doe stand in need of yet without all disputation wee vpon earth doe know what thy Saints in heauen lacke yet for the consummation of their happinesse and therefore thou hast affoorded vs the dignitie that wee may pray for them That therefore this soule now newly departed to thy Kingdome may quickly returne to a ioâ—full reunion to that body which it hath left and that wee with it may soone enioy the full consummation of all in body and soule I humbly beg at thy hand O our most mercifull God for thy Sonne Christ Iesus sake That that blessed Sonne of thine may haue the comsummation of his dignitie by entring into his last office the office of a Iudge and may haue societie of humane bodies in heauen as well as hee hath had euer of soulesâ— And that as thou hatest sinne it selfe thy hate to sinne may bee expressed in the abolishing of all instruments of sinne The allurements of this world and the world it selfe and all the temporarie râ—uenges of sinne the stings of sicknesse and of death and all the castles and prisons and monuments of sinne in the graue That time may bee swallowed vp in Eternitie and hope swallowed in possession and ends swallowed in infinitenesse and all men ordained to saluation in body and soule bâ— one intire and euerlasting sacrifice to thee where thou mayest receiue delight from them and they glorie from thee for euermore Amen 19. Oceano tandem emenso aspicienda resurgit Terra vident iustis medici iam cocta mederi se posse indicijs At last the Physitians after a long and stormie voyage see land They haue so good signes of the conâ—oction of the disease as that they may safely proceed to purge 19. MEDITATION ALl this while the Physitians themselues haue beene patients patiently attending when they should see any land in this Sea any earth any cloud any indication of concoction in these waters Any disorder of mine any pretermission of theirs exalts the dâ—sease accelerates the rages of it no diligence accelerates the concoction the maturitie of the disease they must stay till the season of the sicknesse come and till it be ripened of it selfe and then they may put to their hand to gather it before it fall off but they cannot hasten the ripening Why should wee looke for it in a disease which is the disorder the discord the irregularitie the commotion and rebellion of the body It were scarce a disease if it could bee ordered and
many Simples euen froÌ„ the beginning didst thou meane that wee should be sicke wheÌ„ thou didst so when thou madest them No more then thou didst meane that we should sinne when thou madest vs thoâ— fore-sawest both buâ— causedst neither Thoâ— Lord promisest heeâ— trees whose fruit shall bâ—â— for meat and their leaâ—â— for Medicine It is thâ— voyce of thy Sonn Wâ—â— thou bee made whole That drawes from thâ—â— patient a coÌ„fession thaâ— hee was ill and coulâ— not make himsâ—lfe wâ—â— And it is thine ownâ— voyce Is there no Phisiâ—cian That inclines vs disposes vs to accepâ— thine Ordinance Anâ— â—t is the voyce of the Wise man both for the matter phisicke it selfe The Lorde hath created Medicines out of the Earth and hee that is wise shall not abhorre them And for the Arte and the Person The Phisician cutteth off a long disease In all these voyces thou sendest vs to those helpes which thou hast afforded vs in that But wilt not thou auowe that voyce too Hee that hath sinned against his Maker let him fall into thâ— hands of the Phisician anâ— wilt not thou affoorâ— me an vnderstanding oâ— those wordes Thoâ— who sendest vs for â— blessing to the Phisicâ—â—an doest not make it â— curse to vs to go wheâ— thou sendest Is not thâ— curse rather in this thâ—â— onely hee falls into thâ— hands of the Phisician that casts himself whoâ—ly intirely vpon the Phiâ—sician confides in him relies vpon him attend all from him and negâ—lects that spirituall phiâ—icke which thou also hast instituted in thy Church â— so to fall into the â—ands of the Phisician is a sinne and a punishment of â—ormer sinnes so as Asaâ—fell who in his disease sought not to the Lord butâ—â—o the Phisician Reueale therefore to me thy meâ—hod O Lord see whether I haue followed it â—hat thou mayest haue glory if I haue and I pardon if I haue not helpe that I may Thy Method is In time of thy sicknesse be not negligent â— VVherein wilt thou haue my diligence expressed Pray vnto thâ— Lord and hee will makâ— thee whole O Lord â— doe I pray and pray thy Seruaunt Dauidâ— prayer Haue mercy vpâ—on mee O Lord for I aâ— weake Heale mee O Lord for my bones arâ— vexed I knowe that euen my weakenesse is a reason a motâ—ue to induce thy mercie and my sicknes an occasion of thy sending health When art thou so readie when is it so seasonable to thee to commiserate as in miserie But is Prayer for health in season as soone as I am sicke Thy Method goes further Leaue off from sinne and order thy handes aright and cleanse thy heart from all wickednesse Haue I O Lord done so O Lord I haue by thy grace I am come to a holy detestation of my former sin Is there any more In thy Methode there is more Giue a sweet sauorâ— and a memoriall of finâ— flower and make a fat ofâ—fering as not being And Lord by thy grace I haue done that sacrificed â— little of that litle whicâ— thou lentst me to them for whoÌ„ thou lentst it and now in thy methoâ— and by thy steps I am come to that Then giâ—â— place to the Phisician foâ— the Lord hath created him let him not goe from theâ— for thou hast need of him I send for the Phisiciaâ— but I will heare him enâ—ter with those wordes of Peter Iesus Christ maketh thee whole I long for his presence but I lookâ— that the power of the Lord should bee present to heale mee 4. PRAYER O Most mightie and most merciful God who art so the God of health strength as that without thee all health is but the fuell and all streÌ„gth but the bellows of sinne Behold meâ— vnder the vehemencâ— of two diseases and vnâ—der the neceâ—sity of twâ— PhisiciaÌ„s authorized bâ— thee the bodily and thâ— spiritual Phisician I comâ— to both as to thine Ordiâ—nance blesse and gloâ—rifie thy Name that iâ— both cases thou hast afâ—forded help to Man by the Ministery of manâ— Euen in the new Ierusaâ—lem in Heauen it selfe iâ— hath pleased thee to discouer a Tree which iâ— a Tree of life there buâ— the leaues thereof are for the healing of the Nations Life it selfe is with thee there for thou art life and all kinds of Health wrought vpon vs here by thine Instruments descend from thence Thou wouldest haue healed Babylon but she is not healed Take from mee O Lord her peruersenesse her wilfulnesse her refractarinesse and heare thy Spirit saying in my Soule Heale mee O Lord for I would bee healed Ephraim saw his sickenesse and Iudah his wound then went Ephraim to the Assyrian and sent to King Iareb yet could noâ— hee heale you nor cure you of your wound Keepe me back O Lord from them who mis-professe artes of healing the Soule or of the Body by meanes not imprinted by thee in the Church for the soule or not in nature for the body There is no spirituall health to be had by superstition nor bodily by witchcraft â— thou Lord and onely thou art Lord of both Thou in thy selfe art Lord of both and thou in thy Son art the Phisician the applyer of both With his stripes wee are healed sayes the Prophet there there before hee was scourged wee were healed with his stripes how much more shall I bee healed now now when that which he hath already suffred actually is actually and effectually applied to me Is there any thing incurable vpon which that Balme dropps Any vaine 〈◊〉 emptie as that that bloâ—â— cannot fil it Thou proâ—misest to heale the earâ—â— but it is when the iâ—â—habitants of the eartâ— pray that thou wouldeâ—â— heale it Thou promiâ—sest to heale their Wâ—â—ters but their miery plâ—â—ces and standing waters â— thou sayest there Thoâ— wilt not heale My retuâ—â—nâ—ng to any sinne if should returne to the aâ—bilitie of sinning ouer all my sins againe thou wouldest not pardonâ— â—eale this earth O my â—od by repentant tears â—nd heale these waters â—hese teares from all bitâ—â—rnes froÌ„ all diffidence â—rom all deiection by eâ—â—ablishing my irremoâ—able assurance in thee â—hy Sonn went about heaâ—â—ng all manner of sickeâ—esses No disease incuâ—able none difficult he â—ealed them in passing â—ertue went out of him â—nd he healed all all the â—ultitude no person inâ—urable he healed them â—uery whit as himselfe speaks he left no relike of the disease and wiâ—â— this vniuersall Phisiciâ—â— passe by this Hospital and not visit mee noâ— heale me not heale mâ— wholy Lord I lookâ— not that thou shouldeâ— say by thy Messenger tâ— mee as to Ezechias Bâ—â—hold I will heale thee anâ— on the third day thou shaâ—â— goe vp to the house of thâ— Lord. I looke not thâ—â— thou shouldst say to mâ—â— as to Moses in Miriamâ— behalfe when Mosâ—â— would haue had heâ—â— heald presently If her â—ather had but spit in her â—ace