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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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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.
Epaphro, I can not easily be persuaded, that these things are sent of God to such as he loveth: but rather to such as he hateth.
Epaphro, I can not easly be parswaded, that these things are sent of God to suche as he loueth: but rather to suche as he hateth.
Christoph. Not so neighbour Epaphroditus. For the righteous and godly taste more of the cross in this world, then the wicked and ungodly. Abel, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, Elijah, Zachary, Jeremiah, Micah, Job, Toby, John Baptist, Stephen, Paul, James Peter, with many other which were the•chosen people and friends of God, were not free from the cross, in so much that many of them ⟨p. 18⟩were most cruelly put to death where as the wicked worldlings lived all in pleasure, and had all things according to their hearts lust.
Christoph. Not so neighbor Epaphroditus. For the righteous and godly tast more of the cros in this worlde, then the wicked and vngodly. Abel, Iacob, Ioseph, Moses, Dauid, Helias, Zachari, Ieremie, Miche, Iob, Toby, Ihon Baptist, Stephē, Paule, Iames Peter, with many other whiche wer the•chosen people and frends of God, wer not fre from the cros, in so muche that many of them ⟨p. 18⟩were moste cruelly put to deathe where as the wicked worldlings liued all in pleasure, and had all thinges according to their hartes lust.
Eusebius. This is also proved true by the saying of our saviour Christ: