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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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Chr. Many doubt of that.
ph. Why so? Shall the knowledge of Gods elect and chosen people be less in the kingdom of God, then it is in this world? We being in this corruptible body know one another, when we see not God but with the eyes of our faith,1 & shall we not know one another after that we have put of ⟨p. 330⟩this sinful body, and see God fac• to face in the sight of whom is the knowledge of all things? We shall be like the glorious Angels of heaven,2 which know one another, can it than come to pass that one of us may not know an other? Shall we be equal with the angels in other things,3 & inferior unto them in knowing one an other? We shall know and see Christ as he is,4 which is the wisdom, image and brightness of the heavenly father, and shall the knowledge of one another be hid from us?5 We are members all of one body, and shall we not know one another? we know our head which is christ & shall we not know our selves? we shall be citizens of one heavenly city, where continual light shall be, and shall we be overwhelmed with such darkness, that we shall not see and know one another?6 ⟨p. 331⟩They that in this world be singing men continuing together in a place but for a season know one an other,