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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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For God is faithful, which will not suffer us to be tempted above our strength, but shall in the mids of the temptation, make away, that we may be able to bear it. For the Lord him self saith:1 forasmuch as he hath put his trust in me: I will deliver him, I will be good to him because he hath known my name He hath cried unto me, and I […] graciously hear him, I am wit• him in trouble, I will deliver hi• and bring him to honour. Wit• long life will I satisfy him, an• show him my salvation. When I was in trouble,2 sayeth David, I called upon the Lord, & he heard […] Again he saith, I will call upon […] ⟨p. 113⟩Lord, which is worthy to be praised, so shall I be safe from mine enemies. The sorrows of death con passed, and the overflowings of ungodliness made me afraid. The pains of hell came about me, the snares of death overtook me. But in my trouble I called upon the Lord, and made my complaint unto my God, and he full graciously hard my voice from his holy temple, and my complaint came before him, so that it entered even into his ears. And as the Psalmograph in all his trouble cried unto the Lord and was holpen ▪ so did all his faithful ancestors, as these his words do declare, and they all so were hard.3 Our fathers hoped in thee, they trusted in thee, & thou diddest deliver them. They called upon thee, and were helped, they put their trust in thee, and were not confounded. And unto this ⟨p. 114⟩day have all that faithful in their adversity cried unto the Lord, & have received help.4 For there is one lord of all rich enough for all that call on him,5