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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. Very Godly, quietly, patiently, and thankfully. For in so much as he ever feared God from his youth up, and kept his commandments, he grudged not against God, that the plague of ⟨p. 41⟩blindness chanced unto him, but remained steadfast in the fear of God, and thanked God all yt days of his life.
Phile. Uery Godly, quietly, paciently, and thankefully. For in so muche as he euer feared God frō his yougth vp, and kept his commaundementes, he grudged not against God, that the plague of ⟨p. 41⟩blindnes chaunsed vnto him, but remained stedfast in the feare of God, and thanked God al yt daies of his life.
Epaphr. But what was the end of the matter? Continued he blind unto his dying day? Did not God deal mercifully with Toby, as we heard afore of Job?
Epaphr. But what was the end of the matter? Continued he blind vnto his dying day? Did not God deale mercifully with Toby, as we heard afore of Iob?
Phile. Yes verily,1 for God scourgeth and healeth. God leadeth unto hell and bringeth out again. God killeth and maketh alive. God after a storm maketh the weather fair & calm. God after weeping & heaviness, giveth great joy. When God had throughly tried Toby, and found him constant in his faith, he restored unto him his sight again. For the which Toby most humbly thanked him and said:2