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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. Brother Philemon I thank you and my other neighbours here for the great con fort, which I have received by this your godly communication. ⟨p. 477⟩I feel my self now in much better case, then I was, when you came first unto me. I feel much quietness and ease in my conscience. The Lord hath driven away mine enemies, and given me rest in my mind. If I had not had your company, God knoweth to what point my ghostly enemy the devil would have brought me. But I praise God for you. For by your godly and christen talk. God hath wrought in me a good and glad will to die. I have in my hart bidden the world and all worldly things adieu. My mind is all together fixed, on the lord my God, and on the joys which he hath prepared in his glorious kingdom for all them that love him, I feel such inward joy in my heart, and such a fervent desire to see the Lord my God face to face, that the pains, which I now suffer on my body, ⟨p. 478⟩although they be very grievous in deed, seem little or nothing to disquiet me.1 For I am fully persuaded, that the afflictions of this life, are not worthy of the glory which shall be showed upon us: Again,2 that though the outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day, and that this our tribulation which is short & light prepareth an exceeding, and an everlasting weight of glory unto us, while we look not on the things which are seen, but on the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen, are temporal, but things, which are not seen, are eternal.
Epa. Brother Philemon I thanke you and my other neighbours here for the great cō fort, whiche I haue receiued by this your godly communication. ⟨p. 477⟩I fele my selfe nowe in muche better case, then I was, when you came first vnto me. I fele muche quietnes and ease in my conscience. The Lord hath driuen away mine enemies, and geuen me rest in my mynde. If I had not had your company, God knoweth to what poynt my ghostly enemy the deuil would haue brought me. But I praise God for you. For by your godly and christē talke. God hath wrought in me a good and glad wil to die. I haue in my hart bidden the world and all worldly thinges adue. My mind is all together fixed, on the lord my God, and on the ioyes whiche he hath prepared in his glorious kingdom for all them that loue him, I fele such inward ioy in my heart, and such a feruent desire to see ye Lord my God face to face, yt the paines, which I now suffer on my body,