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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. I thank you neighbour Philemon for your ghostly and comfortable instructions. For I am well comforted with these your words, and I faithfully believe, that God the father for his promise sake made unto all faithful penitent sinners in Christs blood, hath so freely and wholly forgiven me all my sins, that he will never remember them more, nor lay them unto my charge, but so love ⟨p. 127⟩me and tender my salvation, as though I had never offended his fatherly goodness. And in this faith I submit my self, my body, and soul, & all that I have unto his godly will, to do with me in all things,1 whatsoever his good pleasure shall be.2 For live we, die we, we are the Lords. And lord I most humbly beseech thee, call to remembrance thy tender mercies, & thy loving kindnesses, which have been ever of old.3 Oh remember not the sins and offences of my youth, but according unto thy mercy think y• upon me, O lord for thy goodness. Turn the unto me & have mercy upon me, for I am desolate & in misery. The sorrows of my hart are enlarged, O bring thou me out of my troubles. Look upon mine adversity and misery and forgive me all my sin. O keep my soul and deliver ⟨p. 128⟩me, let me not be confounded, for I have put my trust in thee.
Epa. I thāke you neighbor Philemon for your gostly and comfortable instructions. For I am wel comforted with these your wordes, and I faithfully beleue, that God the father for his promise sake made vnto all faithfull penitēt sinners in Christes bloud, hath so frely and wholy forgeuen me all my sinnes, that he will neuer remember them more, nor lay them vnto my charge, but so loue ⟨p. 127⟩me and tender my saluation, as though I had neuer offended his fatherly goodnesse. And in this faith I submit my self, my body, and soule, & all that I haue vnto his godly wil, to do with me in al things,