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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. Is there not a bible here?
Eusebius. Here is one.
Ep. I pray you turn unto the prayer and read it unto me.
Ep. I pray you turn vnto ye praier and read it vnto me.
Eusebi. The prayer is this.1 O Lord almighty, God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and of the righteous seed of them, which haste made heaven and earth withal the ornament thereof, which hast ordained the sea, by the word of thy commandment, which hast ⟨p. 86⟩shut up the deep, and hast sealed it for thy fearful and laudable name, which all men fear & tremble before the face of thy virtue, & for the anger of thy threatening, which is notable to be borne of sinners. But the mercy of thy promise is great & unsearchable: for ye art the Lord God most hie above all the earth, long suffering, & exceeding merciful, and repentant for the malice of men. Thou lord after thy goodness hast promised repentance of the remission of sins: and thou that art the God of the righteous, hast not put repentance to the righteous Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, unto them that have not sinned against thee: but because I have sinned above the number of the sands of the sea, and that mine iniquities are exceeding many, I am brought low with many bonds of Iron, and