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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 taketh me away from my dear friends, in whose company I greatly delight.
Epa. Death taketh me away from my deare frē des, in whose company I greatly delight.
Phi. In worldly friendship there is no certainty nor assurance. He which this day is a friend, is tomorrow an enemy. This is proved true among men almost by daily experience.1 There are divers kinds of friends, as the wise man teacheth. Some be friends but for a time, such will not abide in yt day of trouble.2 Some be friends for the table sake, and when a man falleth into poverty, they continue not. Some be friends only in countenance, and in heart hate most extremely. Some be earnest and hearty friends, which will abide by man, when fortune is most ⟨p. 327⟩froward. But of these there are very few. And they which now such be, may suddenly through some occasion be made a mans utter enemy. Therefore saith David:3 put not your confidence in Princes nor in the children of men, in whom there is no health. Also the Prophet: Cursed be he that trusteth in man,4 and maketh flesh his strength. Ye •e in the Gospel, that they which •o dearly loved Christ,5 that they would have made him a king, shortly after for no occasion fell away from him, & followed him no more. Again those people which very joyfully received Christ when he came riding into Jerusalem,