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.

A PLENTIFVL table conteyning all the principal matters of this worke for the spedier finding of the same.

A

ADā cause why we all perished.

300

Amos y^e Prophet killed.

317

Admonishions, profiteth.

226

Against the fear of death remedies

313

Against the stinges of death.

316

B

Bankettinge, chyldren ought to beware.

212

Baptisme.

418

Belefe, what it is.

444

Belefe in hart.

418

Body committed vnto the earth.

136

Bodies shal rise immor∣tall.

137

Bodies of the faithfull, ought not to be vylye handled.

173

Brasen Serpent.

76

Burialles.

173

C

Call continually on the Lorde.

45

Cayin repented, but lac∣ked faith.

378

Chaunge lead for syl. uer.

323

Cherefull geuer.

40

Children fearing God. he will not leaue them comfortles.

270

Children ought to be∣ware of il cōpany.

208

Childrē must beware of swearing.

209

Children must loue and help their mothers

211

Christ author of our sal∣uation.

154

Christ prayed for an ha∣bitation for vs.

159

Christ our phisitiō.

385

Christ hath reconciled vs.

391

Christ a sauiour for al ages.

394

Christ saueth vs frely.

406

To Christ al thinges ••e subiect.

234

Christes woundes

Christes wordes healeth our woundes.

414

Christes alter was the crosse.

422

Christ ouercame Sathā for vs.

337

Christ the head corner stone.

353

Christe fulfilled the lawe for vs.

367

Christ put away y^e cause of hatred.

369

Christ hath put out the handwriting.

idem

Christ hath payde oure debt.

570

Christe the Lorde of all faithfull.

232

Christ the anointed.

233

Christ our Lord.

234

Christes humanite.

236

Christ a sacrifice for sinnes.

242

Christes death hath con∣quered Sathan.

249

Christes going down to hell.

idem

Christes resurrectiō.

250

Christes assention.

251

Christ a sufficient media∣tour.

253

Christ the mighty Sam¦son.

254

Christ geueth giftes vn∣to men.

256

Christ ascended to prepa∣re a place for vs.

257

Christe taken vp in a cloude.

258

Christ comming to iud∣gement.

259

Christ wrought all thin∣ges in his humanitie for vs.

260

Christes bloud washeth cleane our sinnes.

88

Christ the true Samari∣taine.

103

Christ a louing Phisi∣tion.

105

Christ submitted his will.

121

Christ forgeueth both the faulte and payne.

284

Christes churche lynked together.

269

Christ gaue him selfe for his churche.

282

Christ disciple, who?

23

Christiā, why he feareth not death.

287

Christiās ought to helpe scholers.

144

Churche or Congrega∣tion.

268

Communion

172

Complaint of the wyc∣ked.

58

Comfort to them that calleth vpon God.

29

Crosse of tribulatiō.

17

Conscience quiet, how?

101

Comfortable calling of synners.

388

Conscience at rest.

128

Confession of synnes vn¦to God.

375

Correctiō in this world

54

D

Daniel preserued by prryer.

111

Dauid reioysed not in him selfe.

50

Dauid mourned and fa¦sted for his sonne.

162

Death, gate to euerla∣sting lyfe.

304

Death a chaungyng to a better lyfe.

308

Death a passage.

158

Death of the righte∣ous.

67

Debters forgeuen.

143

Debtes.

12.14

Departed ar not lost.

157

Desire of prayer.

426

Doctrine of Papistes after this lyfe.

194

Doubting faith obtey∣neth no promise.

439

Dutie of good seruaūts

225

E

Eldest sonne.

138.139

Esay sawne in sonder.

327

Ezechias ••••ued .xv. yere more.

110

Exhortation to the sick

46.449

Executours charge

169

Examples of olde we∣men,

219

F

Fallen on slepe,

157

Fatherles childrē what they ought to do,

215 216, 207

Faith,

416, 334

Faith and prayer, sure armours,

344

Faith in the sure promy¦ses of God,

377

Faith maketh vs the sonnes of God,

380

Faith the rote of all ver¦tues,

idem.

Fayth rycher then all treasures,

380

Faith y^t is vnshakē

443

Faithfull shal haue pos∣session in the kingdome▪

179.

Faithfull rewarded and vnfaithfull.

180.

Faithful belefe neuer di¦eth.

89.

Flesh lusteth againste the spirite.

15.

Fyry Serpent.

335.

G

God loueth where he chastiseth.

14.

God woundeth and ma¦keth whole.

21.

God maketh a way out in temptacion.

21.27

God a louing father.

27

God helpeth in al nedes

82.30.

God trieth his, how.

30

God wrought wonder∣fully for Ioseph.

31.

God gaue quietnes vn∣to Dauid after his stormes.

32.

God restoreth vs after his tempta••ion.

33.

God neuer forsaketh his.

38.

God present to our sick∣nes.

46

God suffereth the wyc. ked to florish.

58.

God not present, where the crosse is absent.

61

God taketh not his mer¦cy from his.

70

God, whē he repenteth?

71

God poureth out his blessing, when we sease to synne.

72

God turneth his wrath

76

God why he punisheth.

74

God hath no pleasure in the death of a syn.

94

God commaundeth to call to him in our trou∣ble.

108

God hath respect to the poore.

109

God heareth harty pray¦ers.

idem.

God suffereth vs not to be tempted aboue oure strength.

idem.

God present in trouble.

11••.

God neuer forsaketh thē that trust in him.

114

Goodes of the syck how to be disposed before death.

123.133

God tēdreth our soules health,

117

god forgeueth frely,

126

G••d heareth the prayer of the humble.

129

Go•• a father, a husband vnto the faithful wy∣dowe,

202.138

God forgeueth both the faut and paine,

176

God the father,

227

God doeth what his ple¦sure is,

228

God maker of heauen & earth.

idem,

God the sonne,

231

God the holy ghost,

261

God the holy ghost quic¦neth al thinges,

idem

God the holy ghost ma∣keth vs newe vessels

idem,

God the holy ghost, tea∣••heth all y^e faithful.

261

God the father, God the sonne, God the Holye Ghost.

263

Gods wrath terrible to conscience.

330

Gods worde driueth a∣way Sathan.

342

Gods word heleth.

344

God casteth downe and setteth vp,

351

God bringeth oute of trouble.

358

God apointeth no tyme of helpe.

393

God a father of mercies

401

God delighteth in com∣passion,

285

Gold and Siluer.

323

H

Harte stony,

375

Harte circumcised,

95

Harken vnto God,

409

Hearīg gods word.

423

Heathen haue no hope,

161

Heathē wyshed eternal ioye.

idem.

Holy men tempted,

95.

Houshold of God.

97

I

Iames slayne with the sworde,

idem

Iohn baptist beheaded,

318

Iob a faithfull souldi∣our,

37

Iob in him selfe same but synne.

52

Ieremy stoned▪

317

Ioy commeth after hea¦uynes,

Ioye when our brethrē departe in the faithe▪

152, 161, 154

Ioies vnspekeable,

200

Ioie in heauen when a synner repenteth,

104

Iudas repented but had no faith,

378

Iewes murmuring.

75

Iewes repented,

idem

Iewes beleue the im∣mortalitie of, &c.

307

K

Kingdome of God mete for who?

24

Knowing one an other after this lyfe.

326

L

Labour and not loitour

396

Labour to winne Crist

411

Lawe maketh no man perfect.

126

law an heuy burthē,

363

Lazarus gods frēd,

20

Lordes comminge vn∣knowen▪

4

Lyfe frayle and transy∣tory,

2

Lyfe vncertayne,

3

Liue wel & die wel.

42

Lyfe ended our Ioy be¦gynne.

196

Ly••e foloweth death,

7

M

Man hath but a shorte tyme,

1

Man hartye, howe?

5

Man blest whome God punisheth,

21

Man not pure in the sight of God.

48

Man an whole lompe of synne,

49

Manasses an Idolater

77

Manrsses bounde with chaynes,

79

Manasses repēteth,

80

Manasses prayer,

25

Manasses his sinnes in numerable,

399

Martirs by diuers wai¦es put to death.

319

Maria magdalene a gre¦uous synner.

387

Mariage forbidē ought not to be,

203

Maidens that be goely, ought to be preferred before ryches.

2••3

Maids ought to bewar•• of naughty packs,

217

Mens willes ought to

geue place,

118

Men kdowen by theyr workes,

190

men ar tried faithful,

26

Mercye vnto the poore deliuereth from synne,

213

Ministers.

150

Monthmyndes,

178

mothers ought to bring vp theyr children in y^e feare of God.

205

mothers a care for their chyldren.

139

Mourning gowns.

151

N

The Name of Iesus, howe all knees bowe therto.

1••1

O

One oblation of Christe hath made vs pericte.

177

P

Papistes, ennemies to y^e crosse of Christ.

176

Papistes alledge scrip∣tures.

429

Papistes a kingdome of lyes.

430

Papistes woulde haue vs doubte in our salua¦tion.

34

Papysticall scholinge.

440

Peter repented and be∣leued.

378

Predestination▪

415

People holpē here.

148

People desyrous to ha∣ue knowledge.

149

Plages ceaseth.

81

Pleasure not the waye to heauen.

23

Pleasures of the wyc∣ked.

57

Praiers ought to be ma¦de fo, whome?

149

Praier for the syck.

116 131.150.295.341.451

Prayer theffect

138

Promyses of God com∣forteth.

354

Psalmes of thancks for them taat be departed.

162

Publican humbled him selfe.

387

Punished in this world why?

55

Purgatory rakers

146

R

Remedies agaynste thuught taking.

320 224

Against desperatiō.

229

Against temptations of Sathan.

331

Agaynst the lawes curse.

361

Agaynst synne.

372

Agaynst want of meri∣tes▪

403

Repētaunce,

415.374.

It obteineth mercy

399

It commeth by prea∣ching.

150

Reward of synne.

57

Resurrection of the bo∣dy.

287.257

Riche gloton.

19

Riotous sonne repen∣teth.

91

S

Satan tempted diuers and many wayes.

360

Satan moste busiest at our laste ende.

332

Sathan ouercome by prayer,

339

Schollerslare to be hol∣pen.

143

Scriptures calleth vs to repentaunce,

190

Seace frō labours.

152

Seke the Lorde whyle he may be found.

185

Seruaunts ought not to be forgotten that ser¦ue well.

221

Seruauntes,

141

Sermons to be prea∣ched.

148

Sickmans wyll,

135

Sicke man taketh his leue,

292

Sycke ought to geue thancks to God

43

Scripture sheweth vs the great mercies of God,

84

Sycke in sinne what to do?

105

Sicke visited, a godlye deed,

8

Sycke what to be lear∣ned.

9

Sycke comforted, how

idem,

Sycke sone disquieted.

294

Syck exhorted willing¦ly to dye.

198

Sickmans exhortation vnto his wyfe,

200

Sickmans, exhortation to his children,

206

Syckmans exhortation to his sonne,

210

Syckmās exhortatiō to his daughters.

217

Sickmans exhortation

to his seruaunts.

220

Syckmans fayth,

227

Si••nnes a messenger of death,

131

Sicknes irksome to mā

10

Sycknes taketh away ioye.

13

Sycknes, no token of Gods anger,

20

Synnes forgeuen.

283

Synnes forgeuen for Christes sake,

286

Syngyng,

171

Slepe not in death,

345

Soule yelded into the handes of God

136

Steuē stoned to death.

138

T

Thersians mourn whē theyr childrē are borne

165

The thefe found mercy

100

They that cry in trou∣ble are holpen.

113

Things happen for the best, to the pacient,

36

Toby euer feared God.

39

Toby full of good wor∣kes.

idem,

Toby an example to vs

40

Toby content to suffer the plague.

41

Trouble bryngeth vn∣derstandidg,

72

Tromperies for to fede theyr bellyes,

178

Trust in Christes pro∣myses and thou shalt not dye,

147

Trust of the life to come

168

The tree as it falleth fo it lyeth,

191

W

Water of lyfe,

481

Wemen wept for christ

169

Wyfe of the sycke.

137

A wyfe discrete is the gyft of God.

214

Wycked lyfe to the rio∣tous sonne,

91

Wycked sonne repēteth

idem,

Wicked sonne cōfesseth his faultes,

92

Wicked sonne furgeuen

93

Wicked people receyue payne

290

wicked a terrible end

56

Wicked seruauntes re∣warded, how?

186

Wydowes howe they ought to mary,

204

Wounded man spoyled.

101

Worldly frendship slip∣pery,

325

Worldlinges lyue all in pleasure,

18.24

Worldly ioye,

25

Workers in the vyne∣yarde,

359

Worke whyle it is day,

186.187

Y

Riotous myndes,

175

Youth ought to beware of whordome,

213

Youth muste take hede how they mary.

idem,

Yong wemen ought to be obedient to theyr husbandes,

218

Yong wemē shold bring vp theyr chyldren in norture,

idem

Yong women ought to be no gudders▪

291

Yong women comly a∣pareled.

idem.

FINIS.