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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Euse. How long hath our neighbour Epaphroditus been sick?
Euse. How long hath oure neighboure Epaphroditus bene sick?
Phi. Not yet two days.
Phi. Not yet two daies.
The. I much marvel of this his sudden sickness.
The. I mucch maruel of this his soden sicknes.
Philemon. It is no marvel at all, seeing sickness followeth health, and death, life, as the shadow accompanieth the body Ye know neighbours how charitable ⟨p. 8⟩a deed it is to visit the sick, and to comfort the diseased. It is one of those works, which being don in the faith of Christ shall be rewarded at the last day in the face of the whole world with then heritance of the heavenly kingdom as ye may see in the gospel of blessed Matthew, I was sick, and ye visited me,