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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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Epa. Nothing but strength from above that I may patiently abide and suffer the good pleasure of God. Thy will be don, o heavenly father in earth,1 as it is in heaven Let me lie somewhat higher with my head. It is well: a little thing, god knoweth, disquieteth this my sick & weak body. I trust, that within few hours it shall be paste al• sickness and misery, and shall bother quietly & sweetly sleep in the harte• of the earth, until the great day of the general resurrection. In the mean season shall my soul be in glory with Christ,2 and joyfully behold the glorious majesty of God. I will cease talking for a little while with you, and fall to communication with my lord God in my hart. I pray you pray for me, that ⟨p. 287⟩I may continue faithful unto the end. For it is written: Be faithful unto the death, & I will give thee the crown of life.3
Epa. Nothing but strenth frō aboue that I may paciently abide and suffer the good plesure of God. Thy wil be don, o heauen•ly father in erth,1 as it is in heauē Let me lie somwhat hier with my head. It is well: a litle thing, god knoweth, disquieteth this my sick & weake body. I trust, that within fewe houres it shalbe paste al• sicknes and misery, and shal bothe• quietly & swetely slepe in the harte• of the earth, vntill the great daye of the generall resurrection. In ye meane season shall my soule be in glory with Christ,2 and ioyfully be•hold the glorious maiesty of God. I will cease talking for a little whyle with you, and fall to cōmunication with my lord God in my hart. I pray you pray for me, that