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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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Thirdly, after what manner they ought to prepare them selves gladly & Godly to die.
Thirdly, after what manner they ought to prepare them selues gladly & Godly to die.
Finally I have interlaced many comfortable exhortations unto the sick, and divers godly & necessary prayers, some to be said of them that are sick, & some of other for such as are diseased.
Finally I haue enterlased many cō fortable exhortations vnto the sycke, and diuers godly & necessary prayers, some to be sayd of them that are sicke, & some of other for suche as are diseased.
This treatise, after that I had finished it, calling to remembrance how greatly I am bound to your right worshipful Mastership, considering also your most hearty zeal and fervent affection toward the true and Christen religion ⟨image 8⟩(all superstition and papistry laid aside) I thought it my bounden duty to send unto you as a testimony of my good will and thankful hart toward you, most entirely desiring you to accept and take in good part this my little gift, although much more base then it may seem in any part worthy to recompense the least point of your unfeigned friendship divers ways heretofore declared unto me.
This treatise, after that I had finished it, calling to remembraunce howe greatly I am bound to your right worshipfull Maistership, considering also your most harty zeale and feruent affection toward the true and Christen religion ⟨image 8⟩(all superstition and papistry layd asyde) I thought it my bounden dutie to sende vnto you as a testimonie of my good wyll and thankefull hart toward you, moste entirely desiryng you to accept and take in good part this my lyttle gift, although much more base then it may seme in any part worthy to recompence the least poynt of your vnfayned frendship dyuers wayes heretofore declared vnto me.