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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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Chri. If a man after the Papists should doubt of the grace and favour of God toward him, with what conscience could he be bold to say the Lords prayer,1 & to desire the forgiveness of his trespasses? Or how could he say with a true faith, I believe the forgiveness of sins and everlasting life? To believe,2 is it to doubt of the promises of God? or rather to be thoroughly persuaded of the promises of God, that as God hath promised, so shall it undoubtedly chance unto us.
Chri. If a man after the Papistes shuld doubt of the grace and fauour of God toward him, with what conscience could he be bold to say the Lordes praier,1 & to desire the forgeuenes of his trespasses? Or how could he say with a true faith, I beleue the forgeuenes of sinnes and euerlasting life? To beleue,2 is it to doubt of the promises of God? or rather to be thorowly perswaded of the promises of God, that as God hath promysed, so shal it vndoubtedly chaunce vnto vs.
- 1Math. v.
- 2What it is to believe.What it is to beleue.
Euse. When a man believeth the gospel he is certain of the remission of his sins, he is certain of the favour and good will o• God, and he is certain also of everlasting life. And he that letteth go this faith, and falleth to doubting, ⟨p. 473⟩