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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. I believe, O Lord, help tho• ⟨p. 409⟩my unbelief.1 O Lord increase my saith, O heavenly father my God and my Lord, I with an assured persuasion of thy goodness toward me, most humbly beseech thee for Jesus Christs sake, mercifully to behold me a most miserable sinner, and clearly to forgive all those sins & wickednesses, which I wretched creature have committed against thee my Lord God from the hour of my birth unto this present time. Forgive me all my sins for thy names sake,2 they •e both many and great. Oh remember not the sins and offen•es of my youth, but according unto thy mercy think upon me, O Lord,3 for thy goodness. Oh remember not mine old sins, but •ave mercy on me, yea and that ••ghtsone, for I am come to great misery. Help me, O God of my ••luation, for the glory of thy name. ⟨p. 410⟩O deliver me, and be merciful unto my sins for thy names sake. So shall I give thee thanks for ever, & magnify thy blessed name worlds without end.
Epa. I beleue, O Lord, helpe tho• ⟨p. 409⟩my vnbelief.1 O Lord encrease my saith, O heauenly father my God and my Lorde, I with an assured perswasion of thy goodnesse toward me, most humbly besech the for Iesus Christes sake, mercifully to behold me a moste miserable sinner, and clearly to forgeue all those sinnes & wickdnesses, which I wretched creature haue committed against thee my Lord God from the houre of my byrth vnto this present tyme. Forgeue me all my sins for thy names sake,