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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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The. The holy scripture moveth ⟨p. 184⟩us to do good while we are alive, and not to trust other mens works, to be done for us, when we be dead.1 The wise man saith: do good unto thy friend, before thou die, and according to thy ability, reach out thine hand, and give unto the poor. Be not disappointed of the good day, and let not the portion of the good day overpass thee. Shalt thou not leave thy travails & labours unto other men? In the dividing of thy heritage, give and take, and sanctify thy soul. Work thou righteousness before thy death, for after thy death,2 there is no meat to find. Again: Abide thou not in the error of the ungodly, but give God than kes before death. As for the dead, thankfulness perisheth from him as nothing. Give thou thanks in thy life, yea, while thou art living and whole shalt thou give ⟨p. 185⟩thanks, and praise God, and rejoice in his mercy. O how great •s the loving kindness of the lord, and his merciful goodness unto •uch as turn unto him?3 Solomon •n his proverbs saith: withdraw •o good thing from them that have •ede, so long as thy hand is able •o do it. Say not unto thy neighbour, go thy way & come again: •o morrow will I give thee, where •s thou hast now to give him. Hereto agreeth the saying of the preacher:4 whatsoever thou art a•le to do, do it out of hand, for in •he grave that thou goest unto: here is neither work, counsel, knowledge nor wisdom. The prophet also saith.