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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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Oh remember ⟨p. 51⟩not the sins and offences of my youth, but according unto thy mercy think thou upon me (O Lord) for thy goodness. For thy names sake (O Lord) be merciful unto my sin. For it is great. Look upon mine adversity, & misery, & forgive me all my sins. Again. Out of the deep have I called unto the Lord,1 Lord hear my voice. Oh let thine ear consider well the voice of my complaint. If thou Lord wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss (oh Lord) who may abide it? But there is mercy with thee. &c Item.2 Enter not into judgement with thy servant (O Lord) for no man living shall be justified in thy sight. Thus see you how holy David, whom the scripture commendeth so greatly, boasteth not his own righteousness, but humbleth him self in the sight ⟨p. 52⟩of God, and wholly betaketh him unto Gods mercy. Now hear what Job, whom the scripture so greatly commendeth, saith of him self,3 If I will justify my self, mine own mouth shall condemn me. If I will put forth my self for a perfect man, he shall prove me a wicked doer. Again. If I wash my self with snow water, & make mine hands never so clean at the well, yet shalt thou dip me in the mire, and mine own clothes shall defile me. And as concerning the godly man Toby, how little he trusted in his own innocency and righteousness, these his words do manifestly declare: O Lord (saith he) be mindful of me,4 and take no vengeance of my sins, nether remember my misdeeds, nor the misdeeds of mine elders. for we have not been obedient to thy commandments. &c. And as David, Job, ⟨p. 53⟩and Toby, humbled them selves in the sight of God, so likewise doth the whole company of all the faithful, that the glory of our salvation may be Gods alone, as he saith by the Prophet: Thy destruction, O Israel,5