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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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Chri. Faint not, nether despair you of Gods mercy, but take a good heart unto you & abide the Lords pleasure. Be of like mind with him, which prayed on this manner unto God, saying: Unto thee lift I up mine eyes,1 thou that dwellest in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters: and as the eyes of a maiden, unto the hand of her mistress: even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our god, until he have mercy ⟨p. 377⟩upon us.2 It is good to be quiet saith the Prophet, and patiently to abide the saving health of the Lord▪ For the Lord will not forsake for ever, but though he punish you now, and suffer satan to trouble you a little while, for the trial of your faith, yet according to the multitude of his mercies will he receive you to grace again, & not cast you out of his heart for ever. He is a father of mercies and God of all consolation.3 He will not be always chiding, neither will he for ever be angry with us. For like as a father pitieth his own children: even so is the Lord merciful unto them that fear him. For he knoweth whereof we be made, he remembereth that we are but dust.
Chri. Fainte not, nether despaire you of Gods mercy, but take a good heart vnto you & abide the Lordes pleasure. Be of like mynd with him, which praid on this manner vnto God, saying: Unto thee lift I vp myne eies,1 thou that dwellest in the heauens. Beholde, as the eies of seruaunts loke vnto ye hande of their maisters: and as the eies of a maiden, vnto the hand of her mistres: euen so our eies wayte vpon the Lord our god, vntil he haue mercy ⟨p. 377⟩vpon vs.2 It is good to be quiet saith the Prophet, and pacientlye to abide the sauing healthe of the Lord▪ For ye Lord wyl not forsake for euer, but though he punyshe you now, and suffre satan to trouble you a little while, for the triall of your faith, yet according to the multitude of his mercies will he receiue you to grace again, & not cast you out of his heart for euer. He is a father of mercies and God of all consolation.