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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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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 ⟨p. 87⟩there is in me no breathing, I have provoked thine anger, and done evil before thee in committing abominations, and multiplying offences. And now I bow the knees of my hart, requiring goodness of the (O Lord) I have sinned, lord I have sinned, and I knowledge mine iniquity, I desire thee by prayer (O Lord) forgive me: forgive me and destroy me not with mine iniquities, nether do thou always remember mine evils, to punish them, but save me (which am unworthy) after thy great mercy, & I will praise the everlastingly all the days of my life: for all the power of heaven praiseth thee, & unto thee belongeth glory world without end. Amen.
Eusebi. The praier is this.1 O Lord almighty, God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Iacob, and of the righteous sede of them, whiche haste made heauen and earth withall thornament therof, whiche hast ordeined the sea, by the worde of thy commaundemēt, which hast ⟨p. 86⟩shut vp the depe, and hast sealed it for thy fearfull and lawdable name, which al men feare & tremble before the face of thy vertue, & for the anger of thy threatning, whiche is notable to be borne of sinners. But ye mercy of thy promes is great & vnserchable: for ye art the Lord God most hie aboue al thearth, long suffring, & exceading merciful, and repentant for the malice of men. Thou lord after thy goodnesse hast promised repentāce of the remissiō of sins: and thou that art the God of the rightous, hast not put repētance to the righteous Abraham, Isaac and Iacob, vnto thē that haue not sinned against thee: but because I haue sinned aboue the number of the sandes of the sea, and that mine iniquities are exceding many, I am brought low with many bondes of Iron, and