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The sick mans salve Wherein the faithful christians may learn both how to behave…The sycke mans salue VVherin the faithfull christians may learne both how to behaue…
The sick mans salve Wherein the faithful christians may learn both how to behave them selves patiently and thankfully, in the time of sickness, and also virtuously to dispose their temporal goods, and finally to prepare them selves gladly and godly to die. Made and newly recognised by Master Tho. Becon. 1561.The sycke mans salue VVherin the faithfull christians may learne both how to behaue them selues paciently and thankefully, in the tyme of sickenes, and also vertuously to dispose their temporall goodes, and finally to prepare them selues gladly and godly to die. Made and newly recognised by Maister Tho. Becon. 1561.
London: printed by John Day, 1561London: printed by Iohn Day, 1561
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Phile. I am heartily glad to hear you so say. And doubt you not, but that this your gentle God and loving father, will turn this your sorrow unto your great comfort.1 For he is a faithful God, which will not suffer you to be tempted above your strength, but shall in the mids of the temptation make a way, that ye may be able to bear it, as the Psalmographe saith:2 His wrath endureth but the twinkling of an eye, ⟨p. 28⟩and in his pleasure is life. Heaviness may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Thou (O Lord) hast turned my heaviness in to joy: thou hast put of my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness. Again he sayeth: Thou O God,3 hast proved us, thou also hast tried us like as silver is tried. Thou broughtest us into the snare, and laidst trouble upon our loins, thou sufferedst men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and water, and thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place,4 Item: O what great troubles & adversities hast thou showed me? and yet didst thou turn & refresh me, yea and broughtest me from the deep of the earth. Thou hast brought me to great honour and comforted me on every side. Therefore will I praise thee & thy faithfulness O God. Also in another ⟨p. 29⟩place he saith: they that sow in tears,5 shall reap in joy. He that now goeth on his way weeping & beareth forth good seed, shall doubtless come again with joy, & bring his sheaves with him. The ancient father Toby in his prayer unto God saith:6 after a storm, O Lord thou makest the weather fair & still: after weeping and heaviness thou givest great joy. Thy name O God of Israel, be praised for ever.
Phile. I am hartely glad to hear you so say. And doubt you not, but that this your gentle God and louyng father, wyll turne this your sorowe vnto your great comfort.