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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. •ere see ye that to be true, which •od him self saith by the prophet: •hou disobedient Israel turn a•ain saith the Lord,1 & I will not •t my wrath fall upon you. For I •n merciful, saith the Lord, & I •il not alway bear displeasure against ⟨p. 94⟩thee. &c. O ye disobedient children, turn again (saying:) lo, we are thine, for thou art the lord our God, and so shall I heal your back turnings.2 By an other Prophet he also sayeth: as truly as I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but much rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn you, turn you from your ungodli•waies, O ye of the house of Israel oh, wherefore will ye die? The wickedness of the wicked shall not hurt him, whensoever he converteth from his ungodliness.3 Again by the aforesaid Prophet, he saith: repent and turn you from all your iniquities, & your iniquities shall work• you no displeasure. Cast away fr• you, all your wickednesses, wher• in the have offended, and make yo• a new hart and a new spirit. An• wherefore will ye die? O ye house ⟨p. 95⟩•f Israel? For I will not that any man should die, saith the Lord. Return •herfore & live.