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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. Blessed be the Lord our God, which hath made us gentiles also partakers of his heavenly blessings. But brother Philemon, hitherto have ye rehearsed out of the new Testament but one history. Your promise was to recite two at the least. Fulfil your promise I pray you.
Epa. Blessed be the Lord our God, whiche hath made vs gentils also partakers of his heauenly blessinges. But brother Philemon, hetherto haue ye rehearsed out of the newe Tastament but one history. Your promise was to recite two at the least. Fulfill your promis I pray you.
Phi. In the gospel of John,1 we read, that there was a certain man, which had been diseased .xxxviii. years, plagued of God (without doubt) fo• his sins. So soon as our saviour Christ perceived, that he ha• a mind to be made whole he sai• unto him: Rise, take up thy bed […] walk. And straightways the […] was made hole. Afterward Chr••• found him in the temple, and […] unto him: Behold thou art […] whole, look thou sin no […] ⟨p. 99⟩after this, least a worse thing chance unto thee. These words of our saviour Christ do plainly declare that this man was a grievous sin, & that this his long disease, sickness and trouble, was cast upon him for his sin & disobedience against the Lord his god. And yet note, so soon as he had a mind to be made hole even before he made his moan unto Christ, or knew hot Christ was, this most loving & gentle saviour made him hole, & bad him sin no more.
Phi. In the gospell of Iohn,1 we read, that there was a certaine man, whiche had bene diseased .xxxviii. yeares, plaged of God (without doubt) fo his sinnes. So sone as our sauiour Christ perceiued, that he ha a mynde to be made whole he sai vnto him: Rise, take vp thy bed walke. And streightways the was made hole. Afterward Chr found him in the temple, and vnto him: Behold thou art whole, loke thou sinne no