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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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Epa. I pray you tell on good brother Christopher.
Chri. 1Saint Ambrose that godly & courageous Bishop travelling at a certain time toward Rome, chanced by the way to go unto a great rich man's house to lodge. after other talk he demanded of the man of the house, how the world went with him, & in what case he stood. The rich man answered: sir my state hath alway been fortunate and glorious, I never tasted any kind of adversity. I never had sickness or loss of goods. All things hitherto have chanced unto me according to my hearts desire. When. S. Ambrose heard this, he said unto them that accompanied him: Rise, and let us go hence with all expedition, for the Lord is not in this place. And when they were departed from the rich man's house, even straight ⟨p. 61⟩ways, the earth suddenly opened & swallowed up the man with all that ever he had, so that nothing at all remained.
Chri. 1Saint Ambrose that godly & couragious Bishop traueiling at a certain time toward Rome, chaunced by the way to goe vnto a great richemans house to lodge. after other talke he demaunded of the man of the house, howe the world went with him, & in what case he stode. The ryche man answered: sir my state hath alway bene fortunate and glorious, I neuer tasted any kynd of aduersitie. I neuer had sicknes or losse of goods. All thinges hitherto haue chaunced vnto me according to my hartes desire. Whan. S. Ambrose heard this, he said vnto thē that accompanied him: Rise, and let vs go hence with al expeditiō, for the Lorde is not in this place. And when they wer departed frō the richemans house, euē straight ⟨p. 61⟩waies, thearth sodenly opened & swalowed vp the man with all that euer he had, so that nothing at all remained.