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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. O Lord thy will be done and not mine. 1I confess (O heavenly father) that my manifold wickednesses and unnumerable sins, have not only deserved this sickness, which is thy most gentle, fatherly and loving correction, but also very hell, and the bitter pains thereof, if thou shouldest handle me according to my deserts, I have sinned, I have sinned, O lord God, against thy holy laws and I have broken thy blessed commandments, most grievously offending thy glorious majesty. Whatsoever I suffer, I worthily suffer, ah wretch that I am. My sin I confess, and with an humble heart and broken spirit, ⟨p. 123⟩I flee unto the throne of thy favourable mercy, most humbly beseeching thee for Jesus Christs sake to forgive me all my since which I have committed against thy divine majesty, from the hour of my birth unto this present time, and to receive me into the holy fellowship of those thy blessed and chosen people, whom before the beginning of the world, thou diddest appoint heirs of thy heavenly kingdom in Christ Jesus our lord, that they might for ever and ever reign with thee in glory. Ah, lord give me grace to bear this cross both patiently & thankfully. Suffer me not once to murmur, grudge, or spurn against thy holy will, but with a patient & thankful heart to wait on thy blessed pleasure, being alway content to bear, whatsoever burden thou layest on my shoulders, with this ⟨p. 124⟩persuasion and assured faith, that whatsoever I suffer, is unto the glory of thy name, and unto the health of my soul. (O Lord) thy will be done, and not mine. Amen. Amen. Neighbours, I am very sick, and my pain increaseth more & more.
Epa. O Lorde thy will be done and not mine. 1I confesse (O heauenly father) that my manifold wickednesses and vnnumerable sinnes, haue not only deserued this sickenesse, which is thy most gentle, fatherly and louing correction, but also very hell, and the bitter paines thereof, if thou shouldest handle me according to my desertes, I haue sinned, I haue synned, O lord God, against thy holy lawes and I haue broken thy blessed commaundementes, moste greuously offending thy glorious maiestie. Whatsoeuer I suffer, I worthely suffer, ah wretch that I am. My sinne I confesse, and with an humble heart and broken spirit,