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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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Epaphr. If it were not for offending other, and ⟨p. 168⟩that it should also be some hindrance unto the poor, I would wish rather to have none, than otherwise. For I would have no man mourn for me. My trust is, that so soon as my soul shall be delivered out of the prison of this my body: it shall straight ways possess the blessed inheritance of the heavenly kingdom, & reign in glory with God for ever. What need shall I have then of mourners? Or wherefore should any man mourn for me? Notwithstanding: I will not strive with them for their garments. Let my wife, and my children wear what garments they will, at my burial, so they be such, as become the professors of true godliness. Only this I require, that .xxx. pore men and women, do accompany my body unto the burial, and that each of them have a gown of some convenient ⟨p. 169⟩colour. I will also that .xxx. poor children be there also, and that every one of them have a seemly gown. And after my burial, I will that both those pore men, women, and children, come home unto my house, and have some repast, for the refection of their bodies. And so •et them depart in the name of the •ord. Have you written this neighbour Philemon?
Epaphr. If it were not for offending other, and ⟨p. 168⟩that it should also be some hynderaunce vnto the poore, I woulde wysh rather to haue none, than otherwyse. For I would haue no man mourne for me. My trust is, that so sone as my soule shalbe deliuered out of the pryson of this my body: it shall strayght wayes possesse the blessed enheritance of the heauenly kyngdome, & raigne in glory with God for euer. What nede shall I haue then of mourners? Or wherfore should any mā mourn for me? Notwithstanding: I wil not striue with thē for their garmentes. Let my wyfe, and my children weare what garmentes they wyl, at my buriall, so they be such, as become the professours of true godlinesse. Only this I require, that .xxx. pore men and wemen, do accompany my body vnto the buriall, and that eche of thē haue a gowne of some conuenient ⟨p. 169⟩