A Key Into the Language of America, or an Help to the Language of the Natives in That Part of America Called New-England / Together with Briefe Observations of the Customes, Manners, and Worships, &c. of the Aforesaid Natives, etc.

by Roger Williams

It pleaseth the most righteous and yet patient God to warne and Summon, to try and arraigne the universall race of Adams sonnes (commonly) upon Beds of sicknesse before he proceed to execution of Death and Judgment: Blessed those soules which prevent Judgement, Death and Sicknesse too, and before the eivill dayes come, Arraigne, and Judge themselves, and being sick for love to Christ, find him or seek him in his Ordinances below, and get unfained Assurance of Eternall enjoyment of Him when they are here no more.

More particular.

One step twixt Me and Death, (twas Davids speech.)

And true of sick Folks all:

Mans Leafe it fades, his Clay house cracks,

Before its’ dreadfull Fall.

Like Grashopper the Indian leapes,

Till blasts of sicknesse rise:

Nor soule nor Body Physick hath,

Then Soule and Body dies.