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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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Phile. The burial of th• ⟨p. 173⟩faithful, ought to be done honest••, but not sumptuously. Neither ••ught the dead bodies of the christians, to be vilely handled, but honestly buried, for the hope of the glorious resurrection. So did Abraham bury his wife Sarah.1 Jo••ph his father Jacob, and divers ••her, as the holy scripture men••neth. The bodies of the dead, ••ith S. Austen,2 are not to be de••sed, and to be cast away, and specially the bodies of the righte••s, and of the faithful, whom as instruments and vessels unto all ••od works, the holy ghost hath ••ed. But as concerning sumptuous burials, the aforesaid author […],3 they rather comfort the ly••g, than help the dead. As sump••us exequies profit nothing the ••ul rich men: so in like manner […] or no exequies at all, hinder ••hing the sepulture of the poor ⟨p. 174⟩saints. That gallant company o• the rich man's servants (o• whom we read in the Gospel o• Luke)4