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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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Chri. That such as bear the cross and be tried with divers tribulations are more dear unto god, than they which live all in pleasure, the history of the rich and unmerciful glutton,1 and of poor and patient Lazarus proveth evidently. For as ye hard before, the wealthy epicure which lived gallantly and pleasantly all the days of his life, even unto his dying day, so son• as he was dead, was carried of th• Devil and his Angels into th• ⟨p. 67⟩flames of hell fire: where he was miserably tormented: contrariwise, pore and sick Lazarus, whom the wicked world esteemed most vile, most abominable, yea, and utterly despised and cast away of God,2 whom also fortune never favoured, but adversity continually assailed, immediately after his departure was most tenderly & joyfully borne of the blessed Angels of God into the bosom of Abraham,3 where he hath such joys as eye hath not seen, nor ear hath heard, nether is any mans hart able to think them.
Chri. That such as bear the crosse and be tried with diuers tribulations are more dear vnto god, thā they which liue all in pleasure, the history of the ritch and vnmerciful glotton,1 and of poore and pacient Lazarus proueth euidētly. For as ye hard before, the welthie epicure whiche liued galantlie and pleasauntly all the daies of his life, euen vnto his dying daye, so son• as he was dead, was caried of th• Deuell and his Aungels into th• ⟨p. 67⟩flames of hell fire: where he was miserablie tormented: contrarywyse, pore and sick Lazarus, whō the wicked worlde estemed moste vile, moste abhominable, yea, and vtterly despised and cast away of God,