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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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Phi. Very many.
Phi. Uery many.
Ep. Rehearse them I pray you. For I delight to hear such comfortable histories.
Ep. Rehearse thē I pray you. For I delight to hear such comfortable histories.
Phile. I am very glad.1 Manasseh. king of Judah was an abominable Idolater. He went to and built •he hill altars which good king Hezekiah his father had broken •owne. And he reared up altars •or Baal, and made groves, and worshipped all the hosts of heaven, and served them, and he built altars in the house of the Lord, whereas the Lord yet had said: In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever. And he builded altars for •l the host of heaven in the courts •f the house of the Lord. And he burnt his children in the fire, in •he valley of the son of Hinon. •e was a sorcerer: he regarded the ⟨p. 78⟩crying of birds, used enchantments▪ and maintained workers with spirits, & seers of fortunes, & wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord to anger him withal. And as he him self was an Idolater & forsook the Lord God of his fathers: so likewise made he Judah and the inhabiters of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse then the Heathen. &c. Now have ye heard how grievously king Manasseh sinned against the Lord his God.