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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. You •ay truth neighbour Theophile, & •herfore I pray you bring hither •en, ink, & paper, withal expedition, and let my will be written. •or I thank the Lord my God, I […] aswell contented to leave the ⟨p. 134⟩goods of the world, as ever I was to enjoy them. And in this behalf I have to thank the lord my God, that since I came to the use of reason,1 and had any worldly possessions at all, I have always made them to serve me, and I never served them, but at all times could be contented to depart from them whensoever the glory of god, and the commodity of my neighbour did require.
Epaph. You •ay truth neighbour Theophile, & •herfore I pray you bring hether •en, inck, & paper, withal expedi•ion, and let my will be written. •or I thank the Lord my God, I 〈…〉 aswell contented to leaue the ⟨p. 134⟩goodes of ye world, as euer I was to enioy them. And in this behalf I haue to thank the lord my God, that since I came to the vse of reason,1 and had any worldly possessions at all, I haue alwayes made them to serue me, and I neuer serued them, but at all times coulde be contented to depart from them whansoeuer the glory of god, and the commoditie of my neighbour did require.
- 1The true use of riches.The true vse of ritches.