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.
Thomas Becon 1512–1567London: printed by John Day, 1561London: printed by Iohn Day, 1561
[12], 545, [3] p. · 82k words · STC 1757 · ESTC S114654
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Phi. O how can we (most ⟨p. 541⟩loving father) render unto the sufficient thanks, for thine inestimable goodness toward thy faithful servants, whom thou calling out of this wretched world,1 vouchestsafe to place in thy heavenly kingdom among the glorious company of thy holy angels and blessed saints.2 O full precious is the death of thy faithful in thy sight. Blessed are the dead that die in thee O Lord: For they are at rest from their painful travails & labours. The souls of the righteous are in thy hand. O God: and the pain of death shall not touch them.
but they are in peace. They shine as the sparks that run through the read bush. They glister as the shining of heaven. They are as the stars world without end. They are as the angels of God. They are clad with white garments,
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& have golden crowns upon their heads. They do service day & night before the glorious throne of thy divine majesty. They neither hunger nor thirst any more, neither doth the sun or any heat fall upon them, for the lamb which is in the mids of the throne governeth them, and leadeth them unto the living fountains of waters. They follow the lamb whithersoever he goeth, They have such joys,
as eye hath not seen, nor ear hath heard, nether is there any heart able to think them. Infinite and unspeakable are the treasures, O Lord, which thou haste laid up for them, that depart in thy faith For these thy fatherly benefits toward the souls of the faithful, and for that it hath pleased the to call this our Christen brother from this vale of misery unto thy heavenly kingdom, we give unto
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the most hearty thanks, humbly beseeching thee, that thou wilt take like care for us, & so govern us with thy holy spirit, both in sickness and in health, that we may live a good and godly life in this present world, and when soever it shall be thy good pleasure to call us hence, we may with strong faith in thee, & in thy Son Christ Jesus our Lord, commend both our bodies & souls into thy merciful hands, and through thy goods be placed in thy glorious kingdom, among thy faithful chosen people, and so for ever and ever praise and magnify thee our heavenly father, to whom with thy dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord and saviour, and the holy ghost that most sweet comforter, be all glory and honour, worlds without end.
Phi. O how can we (moste ⟨p. 541⟩louing father) rendre vnto the sufficient thanckes, for thyne inestimable goodnes toward thy faithful seruants, whome thou calling out of this wretched worlde,1 vouchestsafe to place in thy heauenlye kingdom among the glorious cō pany of thy holy angels and blessed saincts.2 O full precious is the death of thy faithfull in thy sight. Blessed are ye dead that die in thee O Lord: For they are at rest from their painfull trauails & labours. The soules of the righteous ar in thy hand. O God: and the pain of death shal not touche thē.3 In the sight of the vnwise they appeare to die,4 but they are in peace. They shine as the sparckes that runne thorow ye redde bush. They glister as the shining of heauē. They are as ye starres worlde without end. They are as the aungels of God. They are clad wt white garmēts, ⟨p. 542⟩& haue goldē crownes vpon their heds. They do seruice day & night before the glorious throne of thy deuine maiesty. They neither hō ger nor thirst anye more, neyther doth the sun or any heat fal vpon them, for the lambe which is in ye mids of ye throne gouerneth thē, and ledeth them vnto the liuinge foūtains of waters. They folowe the lābe whithersoeuer he goeth, They haue such ioyes,5 as eie hath not sene, nor eare hath heard, nether is there any heart hable to thincke them. Infinite and vnspeakeable are the treasures, O Lord, whiche thou haste laide vp for them, that depart in thy faith For these thy fatherly benefites toward the souls of the faithfull, and for that it hathe pleased the to call this our Christen brother from this vale of misery vnto thy heauenly kingdome, we geue vnto ⟨p. 543⟩the moste harty thankes, humbly beseching thee, that thou wilt take like care for vs, & so gouerne vs with thy holy spirite, bothe in sickenes and in healthe, that we may liue a good and godly life in this present world, and when soeuer it shalbe thy good pleasure to call vs hence, we may with strong faith in thee, & in thy sonne Christ Iesu our Lorde, commende bothe our bodies & soules into thy merciful hādes, and thorow thy gooddes be placed in thy glorious kingdome, among thy faithfull chosen people, and so for euer and euer prayse and magnifie thee our heauenly father, to whome with thy derely beloued sonne Iesu Christ our Lord and sauiour, and the holy gost that most swete cōfortour, be all glory and honoure, worldes without end.
Ph. Rise let us go and comfort our friends, ⟨p. 544⟩that they do not to much sorrow for the departure of this our most dear brother, which now resteth in joyful peace. That done, neighbour Christopher, repair you unto some godly learned man, and desire him to prepare a Sermon for the burial of this our brother against to morrow about the ninth hour.
Ph. Rise let vs go and cōforte our frendes, ⟨p. 544⟩that they doo not to muche sorowe for the departure of this our most deare brother, which now resteth in ioyfull peace. That done, neighbour Christopher, repare you vnto some godly learned man, and desire hym to prepare a Sermon for the buriall of this our brother against to morowe about ye ninth houre.
Phile. Neighbour Theophile, & neighbour Eusebius, go ye your way, & provide all things necessary for the comely furniture of the burial that nothing be wanting, when the time cometh.1
Phile. Neighboure Theophile, & neighbor Eusebius, go ye your waye, & prouide all thinges necessary for the comely furniture of the burial that nothing be wanting, when the tyme commeth.1
Phi. The very god of peace sanctify us through out, & so wholly preserve us both spirit, and soul and body, that we may be blamed in nothing at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.1
Phi. The very god of peace sanctify vs thorow out, & so wholy preserue vs both spirit, and soule and bodye, that we may be blamed in nothynge at the comming of our Lord Iesus Christe.1
Phi. Our Lord Jesus Christ him self, & God our father. ⟨p. 545⟩(which hath loved us, & hath given us everlasting consolation, & good hope through grace) comfort our hearts, and stablish us in all good saying and doing.
Phi. Our Lord Iesus Christ him self, & God our father. ⟨p. 545⟩(which hath loued vs, & hath geuen vs euerlasting consolation, & good hope thorow grace) comfort our heartes, and stablish vs in all good saying and doing.
Phi. Peace be unto the brethren & love with faith from God the father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with all them, which love our Lord Jesus Christ unfeignedly.
Phi. Peace be vnto the brethren & loue with faith from God the father and from the Lorde Iesus Christ. Grace be wt al them, which loue our Lorde Iesus Christ vnfainedly.
