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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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Epaph. Out of the depth do I cry unto thee,1 O Lord O Lord hear my prayer. Save me O God,2 for the waters of trouble are come in even unto my soul.3 I stick fast in the deep mire, where no ground is: I am come into deep waters, so that the •loudes run over me. Take me out of the mire that I sink not. Oh let me be delivered from them that hate me, & out of the deep waters. Let not the water flood drown me, nether let the deep swallow me up, & let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. Hear me, O Lord, for thy loving kindness is comfortable: turn me unto thee according unto the multitude of thy mercies, & hide ⟨p. 360⟩not thy face from thy servant, fo• I am in trouble, O hast thee, and hear me. Draw nigh unto my soul, and save it, oh deliver me because of mine enemies. For yt knowest my reproof, my shame, and my dishonour. Mine adversaries are full in thy sight. So shall I, being delivered from these great miseries through thy gracious benefit praise and magnify the name of thee my Lord God for ever and ever.
Epaph. Out of the depth do I cry vnto thee,1 O Lord O Lord hear my praier. Saue me O God,2 for the waters of trouble are come in euen vnto my soule.3 I stick fast in the depe myre, where no groūd is: I am come into depe waters, so that the •loudes run ouer me. Take me out of the myre that I sinck not. Oh let me be deliuered from them that hate me, & out of the depe waters. Let not the water floud drown me, nether let the depe swalowe me vp, & let not the pit shut her mouthe vpon me. Heare me, O Lord, for thy louing kindnes is cōfortable: turne me vnto thee according vnto the multitude of thy mercies, & hyde