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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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Phile. If you have not already brother Epoporoditus, disposed and set an order in your temporal things, I wish it to be done with all expedition. For such things ought to be considered, when we be most perfect in health, forasmuch as our life is uncertain, & we know not, how soon death cometh.
Phile. If you haue not already brother Epoporoditus, disposed and set an order in your temporal things, I wishe it to be done with all expedition. For suche thinges ought to be considred, when we be most perfect in health, forasmuche as our life is vncertaine, & we know not, howe sone death commeth.
Epa. I thought not that the time of my life had been so short, & therefore I deferred the matter. But I ⟨p. 133⟩see now,1 that no man is certain of his life until to morrow: therefore ought we all to watch, & to provide that we be not found unready, when the Lord cometh.
Epa. I thought not that the tyme of my life had bene so short, & ther•fore I deferred the matter. But I ⟨p. 133⟩se now,1 that no man is certain of his life vntill to morowe: therfore ought we all to watche, & to prouide that we be not found vnready, whē the Lord commeth.
- 1Mar. xxiiii. Mark. xiii. Apoc. xvi.