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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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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,1 saying: th• peace of God which passeth all understanding keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Again t• the Colossians.2 The peace of god mought rule in your hearts, t• ⟨p. 385⟩the which peace ye are called in one body. For no man knoweth what a precious Jewell and heavenly treasure this peace of conscience is, but such as feel it. Nether can any man feel it a right, except he hath felt afore the grief, •ain, and disquietness of conscience. I may now right well say with •he Psalmograph:3 O how great and plentiful is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them •hat fear thee, and that thou hast •repared for them that put their rust in thee?