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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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Phi. And yet mark what followeth. It happened upon a day, that he had buried the dead, and was weary, came home and laid him down by the wall and slept. And while he was a sleep, there fell down upon his eyes warm dung out of the swallows nest, so that he became blind.
Phi. And yet mark what followeth. It hapned vpon a day, yt he had buried the dead, and was weary, came home and layd hym down by the wall and slept. And whyle he was a slepe, there fell downe vpon his eies warm dong out of the swalowes nest, so that he became blind.
Epaphr. A pitiful chance.
Epaphr. A pitiful chaūce.
Phile. This tentation did God suffer to happen unto him, that they which came after, might have an example of his patience like as of holy Job.
Phile. This tentacion did God suffer to happen vnto hym, yt they whiche came after, myght haue an example of his pacience like as of holy Iob.