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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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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 vngod•y in slippery places, and castest ⟨p. 62⟩them downe, and destroiest them. O how sodenly do they consume, perish, and come to a feareful end? yea euen lyke as a dreame when one awaketh, so shalt thou make their Image to vanishe out of the citie.
Phile. Where continual success of things is: where all things at all times serve and content the fleshly appetites of voluptuous worldlings: where no affliction nor trouble is: there is not God, there is not his grace, favour, and blessing. He that is free from the cross, hath no inheritance in the kingdom of heaven. Yea, it is a most certain sign of everlasting damnation, where a life is led without affliction. For whom the Lord loveth,