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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. S. Gregory saith, that God spareth some in this world, to torment them afterward, and some he tormenteth here, which he will afterward spare. This is a christen mans comfort, that by present tribulation, he shall escape everlasting damnation. For according to the common proverb, God punisheth not one thing twice.
Theo. S. Gregory saith, that God sparith some in this world, to torment them afterward, and som he tormenteth here, which he wil afterward spare. This is a christen mans comforte, yt by present tribulation, he shall escape euerlasting damnation. For according to the common prouerbe, God punisheth not one thing twyse.
Epa. Of these your words I conceive a good hope, that although God punisheth me justly for my sins yet he will not take away his mercy from me.
Epa. Of these your wordes I conceiue a good hope, that although God punisheth me iustly for my sinnes yet he wil not take away his mercy from me.
Phil. No, be you sure. For these are his words by the Psalmograph.1 If they forsake my •aw, and walk not in my judgements. If they break my statutes, •nd keep not my commandments, I will visit their offences with ⟨p. 70⟩the rod, & their sins with scourges. Nevertheless, my loving kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my truth to fail. My covenant will I not break nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. Here God our merciful father, promiseth, that though he punisheth us for our sin and wickedness, that by this means he may call us unto repentance & amendment of life, yet will not he take away from us his mercy and loving kindness, but when so ever we turn unto him, repent us of our former life, call on his blessed name, believe and hope to have remission of sins for Christs sake, and labour to frame our life according to the rule of his holy testament, he will surely receive us joyfully, pardon all our iniquities and as dearly love us, as though we had never offended his divine