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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. That one faithful Preacher, which is able with the sweet promises of the holy scriptures to con fort the weak and desperate conscience: is better then ten thousand mumbling Massemongers which promise with their Massing mountains of gold, but perform molehills of glass. ⟨p. 383⟩I have also many times heard it said, that though the company of a learned man be good and profitable at all times, yet chiefly in the time of sickness, and when the weak creature is ready to depart from this wicked world, forasmuch as than Satan is most busy and without ceasing laboureth to disquiet the conscience of •he sick man, that by this means he may drive him to desperation, and finally to damnation.
Epaph. That one faythfull Preacher, which is able with the swete promises of the holy scriptures to cō fort the weake and desperate conscience: is better then ten thousande mumbling Massemongers whiche promise with their Massinge mountaines of golde, but perfourme molhilles of glasse. ⟨p. 383⟩I haue also many times heard it saide, that though the companye of a learned man be good and profitable at all times, yet chiefly in the tyme of syckenesse, and whan the weake creature is ready to depart from this wicked worlde, for asmuche as than Sathan is most busy and without ceasing laboureth to disquiet the conscience of •he sickman, that by this meanes he may driue him to desperation, and finally to damnation.
Phile. What mean you by that?
Phile. What meane you by that?