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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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Epaph. Great comfort is there, for penitent sinners and weak consciences: in these histories and parables which you neighbour Philemon have full gently declared unto me.
Epaph. Great comfort is there, for penitent synners and weke cōsciences: in these histories and parables which you neighbour Philemon haue full gently declared vnto me.
Phile. I •m glad brother Epaphroditus •o hear you so say. And be ye well assured, they are no less true than comfortable.1 Persuade your self •hat Christ is a most loving and faithful Physician to so many as •ele them selves diseased, yea he so •uche tendereth our health, that •e calleth us unto him, and promiseth that he will ease us of our •rief, if we will come unto him, & •eal all our diseases.2 They that •e strong, need no Physician, but ••ey that are sick. And Christ came ••t to call the righteous, but syn••rs unto repentance. If ye ther••e feel your self sick and grieved •ith the burden of sin, come unto ⟨p. 106⟩the Physician Christ,