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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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Phi. Doubt not neighbour Epaphroditus, but that god hath graciously heard this your humble suit, & also granted your request▪ He hath forgiven you all your sins He will never lay them to your• charge. He hath cast them away• behind his back, so that he will n••uer remember them more, as h• saith by the Prophet,1 I will forgive their misdeeds, and will never remember their since any more▪ Again.2 If the ungodly will tur• away from all his sins that h• hath done, and keep all my commandments, and do the thin• that is equal and right: doubtless he shall live and not die. As for […] his sins that he did before, th• ⟨p. 411⟩shall not be thought upon, but in his righteousness that he hath done, he shall live. For have I any pleasure in the death of a sinner, saith the Lord God, and not rather that he convert and live? Item. Repent, & turn you from all your wickednesses: so shall there no sin do you harm. Cast away from you all your ungodliness that ye have done. Make you new harts, and a new spirit. Wherefore will ye die, O ye house of Israel? seeing I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, sayeth the Lord God. Turn you then: and ye shall live. Therefore fear not good brother: but continue faithful & repentant unto the end, & ye shall surely be saved.
Phi. Doubt not neighbour Epaphroditus, but that god hath graciouslye heard this your humble sute, & also graunted your request▪ He hath forgeuē you al your sins He will neuer laye them to your• charge. He hath cast them away• behynd his back, so that he wil nuer remember them more, as h saith by ye Prophet,