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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. This. At the time of my burial, when the people be gathered together, I would gladly have some learned man to make a Sermon, wherein the people may be admonished of their mortality, and be taught, how they ought to dispose them selves in this life, that when the time come, they may yield up a good soul into the hands of the living God. For his pains I appoint. x.s. to be given him. Also I give for the preaching of four score sermons at other times, when it shall be thought most convenient xx. pounds. And as I with these ⟨p. 149⟩Sermons to be preached by godly & discrete learned men: so I wish them to be preached in such places, as the people have most need of doctrine and teaching. For the Lord knoweth, the people perish for want of godly knowledge.1 The greatest part of our beneficed men (God help us) are blind guides, and dom dogs, not once able to bark. The people are desirous to know God, and among the great multitude of so many beneficed men, none almost ether is able, or else endeavoureth him self to bring them unto Christ. It is in these our days found true, that is written in the gospel.2 The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few. It behoveth therefore every Christen heart to pray the Lord of the harvest, that he will send labourers (not loiterers) into his harvest, and to procure ⟨p. 150⟩