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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Epaph. Many godly lessons have you taught us out of this history brother Philemon. They that read ⟨p. 84⟩and consider the histories of the holy scriptures on this manner,1 they are no vain readers, but they read with much profit.
Epaph. Many godly lessons haue you taught vs out of this history brother Philemō. They that rede ⟨p. 84⟩and consider the histories of the holy scriptures on this manner,1 they are no vayne readers, but they read with much profit.
- 1The true use of reading the holy scriptures.The true vse of reading the holy scriptures.
Phile. This is the true use of histories, otherwise to read them availeth little. In the histories of the holy scriptures as in most pleasant mirrors & goodly glasses, we behold our frail nature, our wicked will, our beastlike manners and sinful life. We see Gods justice, punishment & vengeance upon the disobedient and stifnecked transgressors of his holy commandments. Again, we behold his tender mercy and loving kindness toward penitent sinners, and how ready he is to forgive, whensoever we turn unto him. Moreover in holy histories, we consider what our duty is toward God, after we have received benefits of him. Verily to labour unto the uttermost ⟨p. 85⟩of our power, to be thankful unto him, and to live worthy his kindness. These and such like things must the godly reader consider, when he readeth the histories of the holy scripture, or else his reading availeth little.