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The solace of the soul against the bitter storms of sickness and death greatly…The solace of the soule agaynst the bytter stormes of sycknes and deathe greatly…
The solace of the soul against the bitter storms of sickness and death greatly encouraging the faithful, patiently to suffer the good pleasure of God in all kind of adversity, newly set forth in English by Thomas Becon.The solace of the soule agaynst the bytter stormes of sycknes and deathe greatly encouragynge the faythfull, paciently to suffer the good pleasure of God in all kynd of aduersite, newly set forth in Englysshe by Thomas Becon.
Imprinted in Loudon sic : In Pauls church yard at the sign of the Hill by Wyllyam Hill, and are to be sold at the west side of pauls under Peter college by John Casse, Anno. M.D.XLUIII. 1548Imprynted in Loudon sic : In Pauls churche yarde at the sygne of the Hyll by Wyllyam Hyll, and are to be solde at the west syde of pauls vnder Peter college by John Casse, Anno. M.D.XLUIII. 1548
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.
If that were in good health and in bodily prosperity now, peradventure, the flesh (as it is alway naturally disposed, ⟨image 6⟩pro•e and bent unto y• devil) should deceive thee and cast the into many and grievous since against God wherewith God being displeased thou shouldest be in danger of cursing and damnation: that thy heavenly father preventing this incō modite and peril, and providing for thee and thy health, bringeth under and keepeth down thy flesh, which with all main and fierce waxeth wood against the spirit,1 and is evermore contrary to it, that it be not wallowed forth into y• most stinking and filthy puddle of sin, but be subject and obedient to the spirit: forasmuch than as this is the pleasure of thy most loving Father, again seeing that all things turn unto thy commodity & wealth, take heed diligently (O brother) that thou dost not strive against the good will of God but, suffer & pray y• the will of thy father ⟨image 7⟩may be done in thee, that he may ham dle thee as he thinketh best, and that thou mayst not wish covet or desire any thing, but that he shall think good, that all things may turn to the glory and praise of god and that he may assist the with his grace, that thou mayst patiently and thankfully bear the cross that is laid upon thee: for patience bringeth experience, experience bringeth hope, and hope maketh not ashamed. Here hast thou an occasion to exercise and learn patience in all thy troubles. First thou learnest that God of a fatherly mind punisheth thee, and this dost thou learn by experience,2 for except thou didst prove in very deed, how health full it were to give over thy self wholly to God, to obey his will, (as David saith, it is highly for my profit, that y• hast punished me) thou couldest not conceive a certain and3 ⟨image 7⟩