A07163:711
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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And he showed me a pure river of water of life,1 clear as Crystal, proceeding out of the seat of God, and of the Lamb. In the mids of the street of it, and of ether side of the river, was there wood of life, which bare .xii. manner of fruits, and gave fruit every month, and the leaves of the wood, served to heal the people withal. And there shall be no more curse, but the seat ⟨p. 510⟩of God and the Lamb shall be i• it, and his servants shall seru• him. And they shall see his face, and his name shall be in their foreheads▪ And there shall be no night ther•• and they need no candle • neither light of the Sun: for the Lord• God giveth them light, and they shall reign for evermore. And he said unto me, these things are faithful and true.
And he shewed me a pure riuer of water of life,1 clere as Christall, proceading out of the seat of God, and of the Lambe. In the mids of the streat of it, and of ether syde of the riuer, was there wood of life, whiche bare .xii. maner of fruites, and gaue fruit euery moneth, and the leaues of the wood, serued to heale the people withall. And ther shalbe no more cursse, but the seat ⟨p. 510⟩of God and the Lambe shalbe i• it, and his seruauntes shall seru• him. And they shal se his face, and his name shalbe in their foreheds▪ And there shalbe no night ther•• and they nede no candle • neythe• lyght of the Sunne: for the Lord• God geueth them lyght, and they shall raigne for euermore. And he sayde vnto me, these thinges are faithfull and true.