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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Phile. A notable history, declaring that God is not there present, where the cross is absent, and that things can not long continue in safe state, where God favoureth not.1
Phile. A notable history, declaring that God is not there present, where the crosse is absent, and that thinges can not long continue in safe state, where God fauoureth not.1
Theo. Here was that thing fulfilled that is spoken by the Psalmograph. The ungodly shall soon be cut down like the grass, and be withered, even as the green herb. &c. Yea a little while and the ungodly shall be clean gone: Thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away. The ungodly shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall consume as the fat of lambs, yea even as •he smoke shall they consume away. Again in an other place. Thou, O Lord, dost set the ungodly in slippery places, and castest ⟨p. 62⟩them down, and destroyest them. O how suddenly do they consume, perish, and come to a fearful end? yea even like as a dream when one awaketh, so shalt thou make their Image to vanish out of the city.
Theo. Here was that thing fulfilled that is spoken by the Psalmograph. The vngodly shall sone be cut downe like the grasse, and be withered, euen as the grene herbe. &c. Yea a litle while and the vngodly shall be clene gone: Thou shalt loke after his place, and he shalbe away. Thungodly shall perishe, and the enemies of the Lord shal consume as the fat of lambes, yea euen as •he smoke shall they consume away. Againe in an other place. Thou, O Lord, dost set the vngody in slippery places, and castest