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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. The Lord my God be thanked, I owe no man any thing, but love & good will. My chief study hath ever been, to keep my self out of debt. And if at any time I ought any thing, to labour unto the utter most of my power, to dispatch my self of that debt withal expedition. I neve• counted other mens goods min• own. That I truly got with min• own labour, that did I alway count mine own, my debts being once paid. I owe nothing, many ow• me, but forasmuch as they be por• men, & can not pay that they ow• ⟨p. 143⟩me, except it should be unto their great hindrance, yea I think unto their utter undoing. I freely forgive all my debtors what so ever they owe me, unto the uttermost farthing, even as I would God the father should forgive me all my debts for Christs sake. Wright this, that I have forgiven all my debts, so that none hereafter shall demand any debt of any man, in my behalf.
Epa. The Lorde my God be thanked, I owe no mā any thing, but loue & good wyll. My chief study hath euer bene, to kepe my self out of debt. And if at any tyme I ought any thing, to labour vnto the vtter moste of my power, to dispatche my self of that debt withall expedition. I neue counted other mens goodes min own. That I truly got with min own labour, yt did I alway coun mine owne, my debtes being onc paid. I owe nothyng, many ow me, but forasmuch as they be por men, & can not pay that they ow