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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. After that God by divers kinds of punishments had thoroughly tried this holy, perfect and patient man Job, and had found him in all points a constant and valiant soldier, not able to •e overcome with any kind of plague that Satan could lay on •im, the Lord greatly commended •is constant faith and faithful con•ancie, and gave unto him twice ⟨p. 38⟩twice so much as he had afore. For he had now .xiiii.M. sheep,1 vi.M. camels, a .M. yoke of Oxen and a .M. asses. He had .vii. sons also, and .iii. daughters. And after this he lived an .C. & .xl. years, in much joy and quietness, so that he saw his children's children into the .iiii. generation, and died being old and of a perfect age.
Phile. After that God by dyuers kindes of punishmentes had thorowly tried this holy, perfect and pacient man Iob, and had found him in all pointes a constant and •aleaunt souldiour, not hable to •e ouercome with any kynde of •lague that Sathan could lay on •im, the Lorde greatly cōmended •is cōstant faith and faithfull con•ancie, and gaue vnto him twyse ⟨p. 38⟩twyse so muche as he had afore. For he had nowe .xiiii.M. shepe,1 vi.M. camels, a .M. yoke of Oxē and a .M. asses. He had .vii. sōnes also, and .iii. doughters. And after this he liued an .C. & .xl. yeres, in muche ioy and quietnes, so that he sawe his childrens children into the .iiii. generation, and died being old and of a perfect age.
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