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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. Death is terrible and fearful.
Epa. Death is terrible and fearfull.
Ph. The wise man saith,1 O death how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that seeketh rest and comfort in his substance and riches, unto the man that hath nothing to vex him, & that hath prosperity in all things, yea unto him, that setteth all his mind on belly cheer? O death, how acceptable and good is thy judgement unto the needful, and unto him whose strength faileth, and that is now in his last age? &c. Be not thou afraid of death, remember them that have ben before thee, & that come after thee. This is the judgement of the Lord •uer all flesh. And why wouldest yt ⟨p. 316⟩be against this pleasure of the hiest. &c. To the unfaithful death in deed is terrible and fearful. For then begin their sorrows and miseries, their plagues and torments, as we may see in the history of the rich man,2 but to the faithful and true believers death is pleasant & amiable, as it is written,3 precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.4 For then cease all their miseries and travails, and begin their joys and pleasures. Whosoever is a true Christian & fixeth the eyes of his mind through true faith on the death of Christ,5 he shall not greatly be afraid o• death, but he shall rather triumph over death and with a lusty courage say thus unto death: