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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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Euse. When a child cometh into the world, they consider into what great miseries he is like to fall, if he live: contrariwise, when he departeth hence, they know that an end of all sorrow & care, of all pain and travail is come. Therefore the one thing moveth them unto sadness, the other unto gladness.
Euse. Whan a childe commeth into the worlde, they consider into what great miseries he is lyke to fall, if he liue: contrariwise, when he departeth hence, they know that an end of all sorow & care, of all pain and trauail is come. Therfore the one thing moueth them vnto sadnes, the other vnto gladnes.
Phi. There is great plenty of histories, which declare, that the very heathen have taken the death of their ⟨p. 166⟩dear friends patiently, so far is it of, that after the manner of some which profess Christ, they immoderately toke the death of their friends, wept, wailed, mourned, wrong their hands, tare their hear rent their clothes, and in manner killed them selves with sorrow and thought taking. When our Saviour,1 Christ went unto his death, certain women followed him, weeping and mourning, to whom he said: Ye daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for your selves, and for your children.
Phi. Ther is great plentie of histories, whiche declare, that the very hea•hen haue taken ye death of their ⟨p. 166⟩deare frendes paciently, so far is it of, that after ye manner of some whiche professe Christ, they immoderatly toke the death of theyr frendes, wept, wayled, mourned, wrong their hāds, tare their hear rent their clothes, and in manner killed them selues with sorowe and thought taking. Whan our Sauioure,1