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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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Christop. This saying differeth not much from the saying of S. Paul. Rejoice with them that rejoice,1 and weep with them that weep. Be of like affection one to another.
Christop. This saying differeth not muche from the saying of S. Paule. Reioyce with them that reioyce,1 and wepe with them that wepe. Be of like affection one to another.
Phile Let us therefore go and visit our sick neighbour Epaphroditus, and comfort him with the ⟨p. 9⟩heavenly consolation of the holy scriptures, that he may bear this his sickness both the more patiently and thankfully. For to this end did I send for you, that we should go together unto him, and to comfort him.
Phile Let vs therfore go and visit our sicke neighboure Epaphroditus, and comforte him with the ⟨p. 9⟩heauenly consolacion of the holy scriptures, that he may beare this his sicknes bothe the more paciētly and thankfully. For to this end did I send for you, that we should go together vnto him, and to confort him.
Theo. We were to much unkind and unworthy the name of a Christian, yea of a man, if we should disdain to accompany you going about so godly a matter,