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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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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.
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,1 saith our Saviour Christ. The wise man also saith: Let not them that weep be without comfort,2 but mourn with such as mourn. Let it not grieve thee to visit the sick, for that shall make the to be beloved.
Philemon. It is no maruell at all, seing sicknes foloweth health, and deathe, life, as the shadow accompanieth the body Ye know neighbors how charitable ⟨p. 8⟩a deede it is to visite the sicke, and to comforte the diseased. It is one of those works, whiche being don in the faithe of Christe shall be rewarded at the last day in the face of the whole worlde with then heritance of the heauenly kingdom as ye may see in the gospel of blessed Mathew, I was sicke, and ye visited me,