Magdalena and Balthasar were always aware of all of the ailments and diseases that they were susceptible to. They were unfortunately witnesses to many casualties of friends and relatives. Due to the lifestyle in which they lived, they were not by each other's side all the time and therefore were in constant worry of one another, praying that the other was in good health condition. Magdalena writes to Balthasar on the 7 of July 1584, in Altdorf, saying, "I have hoped that Almighty God will grant my heartfelt prayer and restore your health there by Christian means, since it has not been his will to do so her

e. May God preserve you at all times and bring you safely back to me in joy so that we may again cheer and comfort each other after our long separation." Magdalena has dedicated part of her day for praying for her husband to remain in good health and return home safely. The couple attempted numerous treatments in order to maintain their good health standard. One trea!

tment they would do about four times a year was bleeding. Magdalena claimed that letting herself bleed had cured the arthritis in her shoulder. Balthasar believed that one remedy to keep his health was drinking water. In his letter to Magdalena on the 5 of June 1591, in Carlsbad near Schlackenwalde, he says, "I began to drink the water's in God's name. They have not yet, praise God, caused any bad effects... I am able and permitted to drink a lot at one time; however, I hope that tomorrow I will still receive three liters and that that amount may remain the most for one day." Balthasar believed that going to mountain springs was beneficial for his health. A portion of both Magdalena's and Balthasar's day was spent on taking care of their bodies to fight plague and disease. One cure, for Balthasar, had lasted over three months. The cure included a stay at the springs and taking laxatives to purge. The laxatives were used to eliminate all of the waste that remained in hi!

eading through Europe, many prayers were directed towards the couple's physical health condition and that it remain stable. Balthasar wrote a letter to Magdalena concerning the unstable health condition that his son was in. He was not aware that his son had already past away. He says, "Unless the almighty, good God and father should now grant us his special grace and help, any further human effort will be in vain. He is the highest and best Physician, who when he chooses, can indeed help. Therefore, so long as there is breath in little Balthasar, I still have hope, although small, that our Lord God will once more act for the best according to his gracious, fatherly will, to which we all should reasonably surrender ourselves." Balthasar saw God as the highest power. If God was unable to take his son out of the state he was in then no one would have been able to help him. By taking time out for God during a portion of the day, Magdalena and Balthasar felt that it would !

These three great priorities in Balthasar's and Magdalena's life had shaped their lifestyle. Remaining in good health, maintaining a close business partnership, and having faith in God were always org

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