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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Phile. What mean you by that?
Phile. What meane you by that?
Epa. I thank God most heartily, that such a learned man as you are, have now vouchsafed to visit me in this my sickness.
Epa. I thanke God moste hartelye, that suche a learned man as you are, haue nowe vouchedsafe to visite me in this my sickenesse.
Phil. No learned man, but a lover of learning, and such one, as hath a good will well to do, and envieth no man that can do better.
Phil. No learned man, but a louer of learninge, and suche one, as hathe a good will well to doe, and enuieth no man that can doe better.
Epa. In the time of this your godly communication had with me, the ⟨p. 384⟩Lord my God be thanked for it I felt the heaviness, trouble, and disquietness of my conscience, by little and little to go away, and certain sweet motions of true & inward joy to arise in my heart so that now Satan with his wicked temptations seemeth to have taken his flight, and the holy ghost with his most godly and comfortable inspirations to have entered into my breast. Whereas before m thought, I was in hell, now m think I am in heaven so great quietness, rest, joy, and comfort do I find in my conscience. Saint Paul wisheth not in vain to th Philippians this tranquility and quietness of conscience,