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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. But the holy scripture judgeth otherwise. For those voluptuous Epicures which in this world say:1 Come & let us enjoy the pleasures that are, and let us soon •se the creature, like as in youth. Let us fill our selves with good wine and ointment, and let there no flower of the time go by us. Let us crown our selves with roses afore they be withered. Let •here be no fair meadow, but our •ust go through it. Let every one of you be partaker of our voluptuousness. Let us leave some token of our pleasure in every place, for •hat is our portion, else get we no•hing. &c. Shall in time to come, •ry out on this manner & say:2 We •ave erred from the way of truth ⟨p. 58⟩the light of righteousness hath not shined unto us, and the sun of understanding rose not up upon us. We have wearied our selves in the way of wickedness & destruction. Tedious ways have we gone, but as for the way of the lord, we have not known it. What good hath our pride done to us? Or what profit hath the pomp of riches brought us? All these things are passed away like a shadow &c. Such words shall they that have sinned, speak in hell. For the hope of the ungodly is like a dry thistle flower that is blown away with the wind. &c. Therefore we may well conclude, that such as enjoy continual prosperity, live at their hearts ease, obey their sensual appetites, are free from all adversity, and as the Psalmo•graphe sayeth: come in no misfortune like other folk, neither ar• ⟨p. 59⟩plagued like other men: shall not reign with God in glory, nether have they any portion in the land of the living. For though they prosper for a little while in this world be puffed up with pride, swell for fatness, do what they list, rule as they will, have plenty of riches in possession, have the world at commandment. &c. Yet are they set in slippery places, and shall be cast down and destroyed Yea suddenly shall they consume, perish, and come to a fearful end. I have seen saith that Princelike Prophet,