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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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And notwithstanding being on every side most miserably plagued his mind continued still constant and perfect in abiding the good pleasure of the Lord his God, being thoroughly persuaded that all those plagues and punishments were not tokens of Gods anger, but rather of his singular good will and fatherly favour toward him. For as he most patiently suffered the loss of all his goods and the death of his children, so with like constancy and lusty courage, did he bear the most grievous wounds and bitter sorrows of his body, speaking no blasphemous, impatient, or unreverent word against God, in ⟨p. 36⟩all his trouble, but meekly, patiently, and thankfully, burst out into these and such like words: Naked came I out of my mothers womb,1 and naked shall I turn thither again. The Lord gave, & the Lord hath taken away. Even as it hath pleased the Lord, so is it come to pass, blessed be the name of the Lord,2 If we have received prosperity at the hand of the lord, why should we not abide adversity also?
And notwithstanding being on euery side moste miserably plaged his mind continued still constant and perfect in abiding the good pleasure of the Lord his God, being thorowly perswaded that all those plagues and punishmentes were not tokens of Gods anger, but rather of his singuler good wyll and fatherlye fauoure toward hym. For as he moste paciently suffered the losse of all his goodes and the death of his children, so with lyke constancie and lusty courage, did he bear the most greuous woundes and bitter sorowes of his body, speakinge no blasphemous, impacient, or vnreuerent worde against God, in ⟨p. 36⟩all his trouble, but mekely, paciently, and thankefully, brast oute into these and suche like wordes: Naked came I out of my mothers wombe,1 and naked shall I tourne thither againe. The Lord gaue, & the Lord hath taken away. Euen as it hath pleased the Lorde, so is it come to passe, blessed be ye name of the Lord,2