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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. 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,1 he chasteneth, they are bastards and no sons that sometime feel not the Cross.2 Who ever went unto heaven by joy and pleasure? By many tribulations ⟨p. 63⟩(sayeth the Apostle) must we enter into the kingdom of God. Hereunto pertaineth the saying of the virtuous woman Judith:3 Our father Abraham being tempted and tried through many tribulations, was found a lover & •rend of God. So was Isaac, so was Jacob, so was Moses, and all •hey that pleased God, being tried •horowe many troubles, were found steadfast in faith. Blessed •s the man, that suffereth temptation, saith saint James,4 for when •e is once tried, he shall receive the •rown of life, which the lord hath promised to them that love him.
Phile. Where continual successe of thinges is: wher al things at all tymes serue and content the fleshly appetites of voluptuous worldlinges: where no affliction nor trouble is: there is not God, there is not his grace, fauoure, and blessing. He that is free from the crosse, hath no enheritaunce in the kyngdome of heauen. Yea, it is a moste certaine signe of euerlasting damnation, where a life is led without affliction. For whom the Lorde loueth,1