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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. I trust then within few hours to see all the faithful, which before ⟨p. 338⟩me have departed in the Lord, my children also and all my other acquaintance.
Epa. I trust then within fewe houres to se al the faithfull, whiche before ⟨p. 338⟩me haue departed in the Lord, my children also and all my other acquaintaunce.
Phi. You shall both see them, know them, rejoice and be merry with them.
Phi. You shall both se them, know them, reioyse and be meary with them.
Eu. I marvel that any man should doubt of this doctrine, being so clearly set forth both by the authority of the holy scriptures, and by the testimonies of the godly writers: seeing that the very heathen, which knew not God a right, being persuaded […] the immortality of the soul, never doubted of it, but were thoroughly resolved that such as lived in this world justly and uprightly, and deserved well of the common wealth. when so ever they departed from this life, should go unto the blessed company of the immortal Gods, & there not only see & know the gods, but also all those noble, good and virtuous parsons, that ever lived in this world, as well such as they ⟨p. 339⟩never knew, as also those, whom in this world they did most perfectly know. And they being thus persuaded, desired death, at the least when the time of their departure came, they toke their death the more joyfully and patiently, I will rehearse unto you the wores of ne or two of them. I have […] desire (said Cato the elder) o see your fathers,