visitation of the sick

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In the office for the visitation of the sick it is said, “Our Lord Jesus Christ hath left in His Church power to absolve all sinners that truly repent and believe in Him.”

From The Faith of Our Fathers by Gibbons, James

In New York, however, pastoral duties are almost entirely confined to the ministrations in the church, visitation of the sick, marriages, and attendance upon funerals. 

From Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney

Formerly whole days were spent in the visitation of the sick, often even against natural inclination; such works as these can be practised no longer.

From Spiritual Torrents by Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte

They shall render all necessary aid at the public and special services of worship and in the administration of the Lord's Supper, especially at the Kinderlehre and in the visitation of the sick.

From The Organization of the Congregation in the Early Lutheran Churches in America by Schmucker, Beale M.

There are thirty Sisters, who, besides attending to the home, do much charitable work in teaching and the visitation of the sick.

From Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir