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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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Phi. That prayer is a necessary remedy for the avoiding of Satan's temptations, the holy scriptures teach manifestly in divers places. Our saviour Christ saith,1 watch & pray, that ye fall not into temptation. Again. This kind of devils is not ⟨p. 357⟩cast out, but by prayer & fasting.2 To repress yt temptations of Satan all godly men even from the beginning fled unto faithful prayer, as a mighty & sure defence against satan and all his crafty assaults. And God hath commanded us to pray, whensoever we are troubled, and doeth also promise us, that he will both hear and help us. Call on me,3 sayeth he in the time of thy trouble, and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt honour me. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a troubled heart,4 & he will help them that be broken in spirit.
Phi. That prayer is a necessary remedy for the auoyding of Sathans temptations, the holy scriptures teache manifestly in diuers places. Our sauior Christ saith,1 watch & pray, that ye fal not into temptation. Againe. This kind of deuils is not ⟨p. 357⟩cast out, but by prayer & fasting.2 To represse yt temtatiōs of Satā all godly men euen frō the beginning fled vnto faithfull praier, as a mighty & sure defence againste sathan and al his crafty assaultes. And God hath commaunded vs to pray, whensoeuer we are troubled, and doeth also promise vs, yt he wyll both heare and helpe vs. Call on me,3 sayeth he in the tyme of thy trouble, and I wyl delyuer thee, and thou shalt honoure me. The Lorde is nie vnto them that are of a troubled heart,