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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. Here is than a good and comfortable lesson, that whensoever we turn from our wickedness, the Lord our God will forgive us our sins, and give us favour, grace, mercy, life and everlasting glory.
Epa. Here is than a good and comfortable lesson, that whensoeuer we turn frō our wickednes, the Lord our God wil for•geue vs our sinnes, and geue vs fauor, grace, mercy, life and euerlasting glory.
Phi. Truth it is brother ⟨p. 101⟩Epaphroditus. Believe it, & all things shall go well with you. You shall find much comfort and great joy in your conscience. A quiet and merry heart shall you have within you,1 as s. Paul saith: We being justified by saith have peace that is to say: quietness of conscience toward God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom also it chanced unto us to be brought in through faith unto this grace, wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.2 Howe greatly also do the histories of the wounded man & of the lost sheep▪ (as I may let other pass) set forth gods exceeding mercy toward penitent sinners, be they never so grievously wounded and diseased? A certain man sayeth, our saviour Christ, descended from Jerusalem •o Jericho, and fell among thieves, which robbed him of his raiment, ⟨p. 102⟩and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And it chanced that there came down a certain Priest that same way, & when he saw him, he passed by. And likewise a Levite, when he went nigh to the place, came, and looked on him, & passed by. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came unto him, and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, and went to him, and bound up his wounds, and poured in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to a common Inn, & made provision for him-And on the morrow, when he departed, he toke two pence, & gave them to the host, & said unto him: take cure of him, and what soever thou spendest more, whe I come again, I will recompense thee.