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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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The doctrine of the law is such a burden, that the holiest that ever lived (Christ alone except) was never able to bear it.1 No marvel, for the law is spiritual, but we are carnal.2 Who among us all is able to say, my heart is clean, and I am free from sin? The holy scripture pronounceth us all sinners, and our own consciences bear witness of the same.3 And how cometh it to pass? but only that we do not observe the law of the Lord our God,4 but rather are transgressors & breakers of that same, ⟨p. 393⟩in so much that if our saviour Christ had not come in the flesh & fulfilled the law for us▪ even to the uttermost, & so pacified the fathers wrath, we had been damned for ever and ever.5 But Christ is come and hath fulfilled the law with such perfection as the law requireth,6 even at the full, and his fulfilling is our fulfilling.7 Whosoever believeth this, & taketh Christ to be his wisdom, righteousness, sanctifying and redemption, he cannot perish but have everlasting life.
The doctrine of the law is such a burden, that the holiest that euer liued (Christ alone except) was neuer hable to bear it.1 No maruell, for the lawe is spirituall, but we are carnall.2 Who among vs all is able to say, my heart is cleane, and I am free from sinne? The holy scripture pronounceth vs all sinners, and oure owne consciences beare witnes of ye same.