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A07163 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. Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567. 1561 (1561) STC 1757; ESTC S114654 179,042 552

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t_z he_o may_v deliver_v ●hem_fw-mi and_o save_v they_o euseb._n now_o neighbour_n how_o do_v you_o i_o pray_v you_o be_v strong_a in_o god_n &_o rejoice_v in_o his_o save_a health_n epa._n o_o neighbour_n eusebius_n my_o body_n be_v weak_a my_o hair_n be_v faint_a my_o wit_n be_v feeble_a my_o memory_n almost_o fail_v i_o no_o part_n of_o i_o be_v free_a from_o sickness_n and_o pain_n prayer_n but_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o strengthen_v thou_o i_o &_o endue_v i_o w_o t_o power_n from_o above_o that_o as_o y_z e_z spirit_n be_v ready_a xxvi_o so_o likewise_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v ever_o weak_a &_o unready_a may_v be_v obedient_a to_o thy_o godly_a will_n &_o free_o consent_v to_o the_o work_n of_o
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my_o sickness_n always_o to_o say_v thy_o will_n o_o heavenly_a father_n be_v do_v &_o not_o i_o phi._n be_v strong_a in_o the_o lord_n good_a neighbour_n xxvi_o and_o faint_v not_o and_o you_o shall_v see_v the_o wondrous_a work_n of_o god_n for_o god_n will_v either_o short_o restore_v unto_o you_o your_o health_n or_o else_o make_v a_o end_n of_o this_o your_o pain_n by_o take_v you_o from_o this_o wretched_a world_n and_o place_n you_o in_o his_o glorious_a kingdom_n epa._n god_n grant_v but_o be_v my_o neighbour_n eusebius_n come_v again_o chri._n yea_o sir._n epa._n where_o be_v he_o euse._n here_o sir_n be_o 1._o epa._n where_o be_v my_o wife_n &_o my_o child_n and_o my_o servant_n phile._n they_o be_v all_o here_o present_a epaphr_n wife_n come_v hither_o wife_n you_o see_v in_o what_o case_n i_o lie_v here_o sick_a weak_a and_o the_o prisoner_n of_o god_n look_v every_o hour_n for_o my_o departure_n out_o of_o this_o world_n and_o this_o visitation_n of_o god_n be_v unto_o i_o 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