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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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If the Papists can find the third kind of men (which are nether faithful nor unfaithful) then will we consent unto their Purgatory, for such have nether place in heaven nor in hell. But such sort of people, the holy scripture knoweth not. Therefore knoweth it not such a place of purging after this life, as the Papists have heretofore devised.
If the Papistes can fynde the third kind of men (whiche are nether faithfull nor vnfaithfull) then wyll we consent vnto theyr Purgatorie, for such haue nether place in heauen nor in hell. But suche sort of people, the holie scripture knoweth not. Therfore knoweth it not suche a place of purging after this life, as the Papistes haue heretofore deuised.
Eus. The blessed Apostle.1 S. Paul saith: God shall give to every one according to his own deeds.2 Again, to the Corinthians, he also saith: Every one shall receive his •owne labour.3 In an other place he also sayeth. We must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ that every man may receive the works of his body according to ⟨p. 182⟩that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.4 Item. Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth in his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption. But he that soweth in the spirit, shall of the spirit, reap life everlasting. Let us not be weary of well doing. For when the time is come: we shall reap without weariness. While we have therefore time let us do good unto all men, and specially unto them, which are of the household of faith. Hereto agreeth the saying of our saviour Christ.