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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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Therefore I believe and confess that this holy spirit is one and equal God with God the father and God the Son, proceeding from them both with like majesty, glory, might and power. I believe that this holy ghost is my comforter, and that he prayeth for me, reneweth me, dwelleth in ⟨p. 266⟩me, and hath sealed me up unto everlasting glory. Now have ye hard my faith and my belief in the father, and in the Son, and in the holy ghost, which .iii. I believe and confess to be one God, whose seat the heaven is, and whose footstool is the earth.1 He is an everlasting and almighty God, which alone is to be honoured & served in spirit and truth. For he alone can help us forasmuch as he is almighty, & will help us because he his merciful true and faithful, yea and that not for our righteousness, but for his names sake.2 To this one, true, living, everlasting immortal, invisible, & alone wise God, king of kings and Lord of Lords, be all honour and glory, worlds without end.3
Therfore I beleue and confesse that this holy spirite is one and equal God with God the father and God the sonne, proceading from them bothe with lyke maiesty, glorie, might and power. I beleue that this holy gost is my comforter, and that he prayeth for me, renueth me, dwelleth in ⟨p. 266⟩me, and hathe sealed me vp vnto euerlastyng glorye. Now haue ye hard my faith and my beilefe in the father, and in the sonne, and in the holy ghost, which .iii. I beleue and confesse to be one God, whose seat the heauen is, and whose fotestole is the earth.1 He is an euerlastyng and almighty God, whiche alone is to be honoured & serued in spirit and truthe. For he alone can helpe vs forasmuche as he is almighty, & will helpe vs because he his mercifull true and faithful, yea and that not for our rightousnes, but for his names sake.2 To this one, true, liuing, euerlastyng immortal, inuisible, & alone wise God, king of kinges and Lorde of Lordes, be all honoure and glory, worlds without end.