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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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Where such a life is led, there must a good end be, and everlasting life may with a free conscience and assured hope be looked for. And to bring this to pass. Who laboureth not to the uttermost of his power, namely if he be of God, & looketh for a better and more blessed life after this? How we should fight against our adversaries and lead a good life in this world I have declared abundantly heretofore in many of my books. In this treatise, which I have now in hand, entitled (The Sickemans Salve) my mind is to show unto the faithful christians, how they ought to make provision for their latter end, that they may ⟨image 7⟩depart in the faith of Christ, and be of the number of those of whom it is written. Blessed are the dead, which die in the Lord.1 Again. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. For what should it profit a man to win all the world,2 if at the last he loseth his soul? Therefore in this my work I have declared first of all,3 how the faithful christians ought to behave them selves patiently and thankfully in the time of sickness.
Wher such a life is led, there must a good end be, and euerlasting life may with a fre conscience and assured hope be loked for. And to bring this to passe. Who laboureth not to the vttermoste of his power, namely if he be of God, & loketh for a better and more blessed lyfe after this? How we shuld fight against our aduersaries and leade a good life in this world I haue declared aboundantly heretofore in many of my bokes. In this treatise, whiche I haue nowe in hand, entitled (The Sickemans Salue) my mynd is to shew vnto the faithfull christians, how they ought to make prouision for their latter end, that they may ⟨image 7⟩depart in the faythe of Christ, and be of the nūber of those of whome it is written. Blessed are the dead, whiche die in the Lord.1 Again. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his sainctes. For what shuld it profit a man to wyn all the worlde,