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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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Ep. Why for me? Because good things have chanced unto me? Because I have passed over the dangerous sea, and am come unto the haven of quietness? Or because I am delivered from all evil and set in a blessed and joyful state? I think that at the burials ⟨p. 152⟩of the faithful, there should rather be joy & gladness, then mourning and sadness, rather pleasant songs of thanksgiving: then lamentable and doleful diriges. Let the infidels mourn for their dead: the Christians ought to rejoice, when any of the faithful be called from this vale of misery unto the glorious kingdom of God.
Ep. Why for me? Because good thinges haue chaunced vnto me? Because I haue passed ouer ye daungerous sea, and am come vnto the hauen of quietnes? Or because I am deliuered from al euil and set in a blessed and ioyfull state? I thinke that at the burials ⟨p. 152⟩of the faithfull, there shuld rather be ioy & gladnes, then mourning and sadnes, rather pleasant songes of thankesgeuing: then lamentable and dolefull diriges. Let the infideles mourn for their dead: the Christians ought to reioyse, whan any of the faithfull be called from this vale of misery vnto the glorious kyngdome of God.
Phi. 1In deed that most worthy Apostle S. Paul would not have us mourn for them that are fallen asleep, as the Heathen do, which know not God.2 And s. John saith in his revelation. I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me: wright. Blessed are the dad, which die in the Lord. For from henceforth the spirit saith, ye they are at rest from their labours, pains and travails. &c. The Psalmograph also saith:3 O full precious in the sight of the Lord is the death