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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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Chr. Ye agree not with such in opinion, as affirm, that the souls of both the faithful and unfaithful sleep until the day of judgement, and then shall awake out of sleep, so that then the faithful shall go unto everlasting glory, & the unfaithful unto eternal damnation?
Chr. Ye agre not wt such in opinion, as affirme, yt the soules of both the faithfull and vnfaithfull slepe vntill the day of iudgement, and then shall awake out of slepe, so that then the faithfull shall go vnto euerlasting glory, & the vnfaithfull vnto eternall dāpnation?
Epa. I believe that the soul sleepeth no more, then this my bed stead waketh and talketh with us. I am fully persuaded, that so soon as the souls of the faithful are departed from the bodies, wherein they were as in a prison enclosed, they are straightways placed in the glorious kingdom of God. And contrariwise the souls of the unfaithful, go straight unto the devil,1 even unto hell fire, unto that lake that burneth with fire, and brimstone, where weeping & gnashing of teeth is, where the worm ⟨p. 497⟩that gnaweth their conscience,2 never dieth, and the most grievous fire, wherewith they are without ceasing intolerably tormented,3 is never quenched. Is it not thus neighbour Philemon?
Epa. I beleue that the soul slepeth no more, then this my bed sted waketh and talketh with vs. I am fully perswaded, yt so sone as the souls of the faithfull are departed from the bodies, wherein they were as in a prison enclosed, they are straightwaies placed in the glorious kingdome of God. And contrariwyse the soules of ye vnfaithfull, goe straight vnto the deuil,1