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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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And I believe,1 that God fo• his sons sake hath so freely and wholly forgiven me all my sins, that he will never remember them more, never impute them unto me, nor lay them to my charge, but so receive me into his favour, as though I had never offended him and make me his son, and heir of everlasting glory.2 For everlasting life is the gift of god through Jesus Christ our Lord sayeth ⟨p. 279⟩the Apostle. This is the stay and quietness of my conscience at this present. This maketh me not to fear death,3 but joyfully to look for it,4 and lovingly to embrace it, when soever it cometh. For I wish to be loosened from this mortal body, and to be with Christ.5 My soul hath a fervent desire to God even unto the Lord my god. Deliver my soul, O Lord, out of prison, that I may come unto thee, and glorify thy holy name. For albeit this my weak, feeble, sick and mortal body shall give over to nature, and die, yet I unfeignedly believe with my hart, and freely confess with my mouth, that at the last day it shall rise again, as the bodies of all other,6 both men and women, that have died, shall likewise do. There shall be a general resurrection of the flesh.7 Al that are dead, shall rise again, some ⟨p. 280⟩to everlasting life,8 and some to everlasting pain and damnation, as our saviour Christ saith:9