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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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Epaphrod. Satan now in this my sickness doeth so molest and trouble me, that me think I feel a very hell within my breast.
Epaphrod. Sathan nowe in this my sicknesse doeth so moleste and trouble me, that me thinke I fele a very hel within my brest.
Phile. The manner of Satan,1 which is the common adversary of all men, is,* when any man is grievously sick & like to die, straightways to come upon him at the beginning very fiercely, & to show him self terrible unto him, & to cast before his eyes such a mist: that except he taketh heed, he shall see nothing but the fierce wrath, & terrible judgement of God against sinners, again, sin, desperation, death and •el, and whatsoever maketh unto utter confusion of the sick man's ⟨p. 350⟩conscience.
Phile. The manner of Satan,1 which is the common aduersary of all men, is,* whē any mā is greuously sicke & like to die, straightways to com vpon him at the beginning very fearcely, & to shew him selfe terrible vnto him, & to cast before his eies suche a mist: that except he taketh hede, he shall see nothing but the fearce wrath, & terrible iudgement of God against sinners, again, synne, desperatiō, death and •el, and whatsoeuer maketh vnto vtter confusion of the sickmans ⟨p. 350⟩consciēce.