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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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Epaphro. You have rather neighbour Theophile comforted me, then molested me: yea, you have right well confirmed my faith, & mightily encouraged me to go unto this battle, and willingly to give over this my life, forasmuch as I am thoroughly persuaded, that after my departure from this vale of misery, I shall come unto a glorious kingdom, and shall see God, face to face. And one thing I noted in the words of. S. Cyprian, which you have rehearsed, & tha• is this: that we ought not to wear• ⟨p. 161⟩black clothes & mourning gowns for them, which are delivered from the world, and are gone to God, seeing they be clothed in white, and wear joyful apparel, and are in heaven with God, reigning in glory and eternal felicity.
Epaphro. You haue rather neighbour Theophile cōforted me, then molested me: yea, you haue ryght well confirmed my faith, & mightely encouraged me to goe vnto this battel, and willingly to geue ouer this my life, forasmuch as I am thorowly perswaded, that after my departure from this vale of mysery, I shal come vnto a glorious kingdome, and shal se God, face to face. And one thing I noted in the wordes of. S. Ciprian, whiche you haue reheased, & tha• is this: yt we ought not to wear• ⟨p. 161⟩black clothes & mourning gowns for them, whiche are deliuered frō the world, and are gone to God, seing thei be clothed in whight, and wear ioyfull apparell, and are in heauen with God, reigning in glory and eternall felicitie.
Euse. In deed it is a point of fondness to mourn for them that are in joy, and to be sorry for them that are merry. The Apostle saith: Rejoice with them that rejoice,1