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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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Euse. I doubt not brother Epaphroditus, but that God hath heard these your most humble prayers & lamentable supplications, and will, (when he seeth convenient ⟨p. 375⟩time,) send you remedy, and give you a joyful and merry heart, so that you shall leap upon Satan, and say: The Lord is my light & my salvation,1 whom then shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life, of whom then shall I be afraid? Though an host of men were laid against me, yet shall not my heart be afraid. And though there rose up war against me, yet will I put my trust in him.2 Again, death is swallowed up into victory.3 Death where is thy sting? Hell where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be unto God, which hath given us the victory. through our Lord Jesus Christ,4
Euse. I doubte not brother Epaphroditus, but yt God hath heard these your moste humble prayers & lamentable supplications, and will, (when he seeth conuenient• ⟨p. 375⟩time,) send you remedy, and geue you a ioyfull and mery hearte, so that you shall leape vpō Sathan, and saye: The Lord is my light & my saluation,1 whom then shall I feare? The Lorde is the strength of my lyfe, of whome then shall I be afrayde? Though an hoaste of men were layde against me, yet shall not my heart be afrayd. And though there rose vp war against me, yet wyll I put my truste in hym.2 Again, death is swalowed vp into victory.3 Death where is thy stynge? Hell where is thy victory? The sting of death is synne, and the strengthe of synne is the lawe. But thankes be vnto God, which hath geuen vs the victory. through our Lord Iesus Christ,