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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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Phi. The Lord gave it you, and the Lord hath taken it away again. As it hath pleased the Lord, so is it come to pass, blessed be the name of the Lord. Now that God hath taken away the sight of your corporal eyes, behold the Lord your God with the eyes of your faith, and doubt you not, but that shortly you shall see the glorious majesty of god with the eyes of your soul, even as he ⟨p. 525⟩is, face to face, which shall be unto you such joy, and so great comfort, that no tongue is able to express, nor no heart able to think it.
Phi. The Lord gaue it you, and the Lorde hath taken it away againe. As it hath pleased the Lord, so is it come to passe, blessed be the name of the Lorde. Now that God hath taken away the sight of your corporal eies, behold the Lord your God with the eies of your faith, and doubte you not, but that shortly you shall see the glorious maiestie of god with the eies of your soule, euen as he ⟨p. 525⟩is, face to face, whiche shalbe vnto you suche ioy, and so great cōfort, that no tounge is able to expresse, nor no heart able to thinke it.