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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. Now that I had through your godly exhortations well digested my departure from this world, & was well content to ⟨p. 348⟩go hence, whensoever the Lord my god calleth me: now am I so troubled in my conscience, that I begin almost to despair of Gods mercy toward me, yea and wish that there were no God, nor no life after this.
Epa. Nowe that I had thorow your godly exhortations well digested my departure from this world, & was well content to ⟨p. 348⟩go hence, whēsoeuer the Lord my god calleth me: now am I so troubled in my conscience, that I begin almoste to dispayre of Gods mercy toward me, yea and wish yt there were no God, nor no life after this.
Phi. Gentle brother faint not in your faith, neither despair you of the great mercies of God, but call on the lord your God with strong faith, and he full graciously will send present remedy for you from his holy temple.
Phi. Gentle brother faint not in your faith, neither dispaire you of the great mercies of God, but cal on the lord your God with strong faith, and he full gratiously will send present remedy for you frō his holy temple.
Epa. O my con science is grievously vexed, troubled, & disquieted, while I behold the fierce wrath of God against sin, and consider how wicked a life I have led, & how oft I have broken Gods holy commandments.
Epa. O my cō science is greuously vexed, troubled, & disquieted, while I behold the fearce wrath of God againste sinne, and consider how wicked a life I haue led, & how oft I haue broken Gods holy commaundemēts.