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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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Epa. A fruitful & godly prayer. God give me grace so to repent and to pray that I may have the lord my God merciful unto me. For I have ⟨p. 88⟩also grievously offended my Lord God, and I most humbly beseech him for his names sake to have mercy on me, and to forgive me.
Epa. A fruteful & godly prayer. God geue me grace so to repent and to pray that I may haue the lord my God mercifull vnto me. For I haue ⟨p. 88⟩also greuously offended my Lord God, and I most humbly beseche him for his names sake to haue mercy on me, and to forgeue me.
Phile. Be on good comfort & weep not.1 God seeing your repentant and faithful heart hath freely forgiven you all your sins, and cast them away behind his back, so that he will never remember them more. The blood of Jesus Christ,2 Gods son hath made you clean from all sin.3 By the offering of Jesus Christs body done once for all you are sanctified and made holy.4 Ye are the blessed of God, for your iniquities are forgiven, your sins are covered, and no unrighteousness shall be laid to your charge.
Phile. Be on good cōfort & wepe not.1 God seing your repentaunt and faithfull heart hath frely forgeuen you al your sinnes, and cast them away behind his back, so yt he wil neuer remember thē more. The bloud of Iesus Christ,