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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. This is a great comfort for a christen man in his affliction to hear, that God punisheth him in this world to this end, that he may cease to sin, that he may repent, turn again unto the Lord his God, & so for ever be saved.
Chri. This is a great comfort for a christen man in his affliction to hear, that God punisheth hym in this world to this end, yt he may cease to sinne, that he may repent, turn againe vnto the Lord his God, & so for euer be saued.
Epaph. But I pray you rehearse unto me out o• the holy scripture, for the quietness of my conscience, some histories which may declare unto me that God punishing sinners fo• their disobedience, doth afterward when they repent and turn, forgive them, and receive them again into his favour.
Epaph. But I pray you rehearse vnto me out o• the holy scripture, for the quiet•nes of my conscience, some histories which may declare vnto me that God punishing synners fo• their disobediēce, doth afterwar• whan they repent and turne, for•geue them, and receiue thē agai• into his fauour.
Philemon. In th• fourth book of Moses, called N••mery, we read that the people […] Israel murmured and grudged against God and against Mose