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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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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• ⟨p. 75⟩saying unto Moses: wherefore hast thou brought us out of Egypt,1 for to die in the wilderness? For here is neither bread nor water, & our soul loatheth this light bread. Now see ye the sin of the Israelites. They murmur, they grudge they are unfaithful, unpacient, & disobedient against God and against his lawful magistrate: now hear again the reward of sin. Wherefore the Lord sent fiery Serpents among the people, which •tong them, & much people of Israel died. Here have ye the punishment of the sin. Now hear also the remedy against this punishment, nd the salve against this plague. Therefore the people came unto Moses & said: we have sinned, for e have spoken against the Lord against thee. Make intercession o the Lord that he take away the serpents from us. Here the people