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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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Epaphro. So followeth it, that they, whom God visiteth with sickness in this world, and layeth the cross upon their shoulders, are more dear unto him than those, which all their life time, live in all wealth, joy, & pleasure.
Epaphro. So followeth it, that they, whom God visiteth with sicknes in this worlde, and laieth the crosse vpon their shoulders, are more dear vnto him than those, whiche all their life tyme, liue in all wealth, ioy, & pleasure.
Phile. Yea verily, so they bear their cross willingly, patiently, and thankfully. For by the cross are christen men known, as noble mens servants by their Lords cognisances. He that beareth not the cross, is not Christs: For such as will be his disciples, he commandeth them not to seek how to flee the cross, that they may live all in pleasure, but he biddeth them take the Cross upon their shoulders,1 and follow him. If any man will follow me, (saith our saviour Christ,) let him forsake him •elf, and take up his cross, and follow me. The head bare the cross, ⟨p. 66⟩the members also must do the same, or else pertain they not unto the head. For there is none other way to enter into glory, but the same way that our head Christ entered by,2 which is the cross. Whosoever beareth not his cross and cometh after me, (saith the Lord Christ) he can not be my disciple. The servant is not greater then his Lord nor the disciple above his master.
Phile. Yea verely, so thei beare their crosse willingly, paciently, and thankfully. For by the crosse are christen men knowē, as noble mens seruauntes by theyr Lordes cognisances. He that beareth not the crosse, is not Christes: For suche as will be his disciples, he cōmaundeth them not to seeke how to flee ye crosse, that they may liue al in pleasure, but he biddeth them take the Crosse vpon their shoulders,