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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This holy Catholik• church or universal congregation is that holy city,1 that new Hieru•salem, which came down fro• God out of heaven, prepared as • bride garnished for her husband And because no man shall doubt of what Church I speak,2 I confess that to be the holy Catholik• and Apostolic Church, which ⟨p. 273⟩is the company and fellowship of the saints, that is to say of the faithful, which are sanctified & made holy by the spirit of God, and by the blood of Christ our saviour,3 which have the pure word of God truly and sincerely preached,4 and the Sacraments duly and faithfully ministered among them,5 which excommunicate all disobedient notable sinners,6 and receive into their fellowship such as unfeignedly repent and turn from their wickedness,7 which study in all things to please the Lord God, and to live in all godliness and honesty. This church and company Christ loved so dearly,8 that he gave him self for it to sanctify it, and cleansed it in the fountain of water through the word to make it unto him self a glorious congregation without spot or wrinkle,9 or any such thing, but that it ⟨p. 274⟩