The governance of virtue teaching all faithful christia[n]s, how they ought daily to lead…The gouernaunce of vertue teaching all faythful christia[n]s, how they oughte daily to leade…

¶ Sentences out of the new Testament.

Whoredom was the occasion that Herodias¹ Herod's whore sought so diligently the death of godly John Baptiste, which reproved them of their abominable living.

WHoredome was the occasion that Herodias¹ Herods whore sought so dilygently the death of godly Iohn Baptiste, which reproued them of their abhominable liuing.

1. 1•ath. 14.

1. 1•ke. 15

Learn of this history what the end of whoredom is.

Learne of this history what the ende of whoredome is.

Saint Paul did excommunicate that¹ man of Corinth, which ungodly kept his fathers wife. and would not suffer that any of the faithful should keep him company, ⟨image 99⟩nor yet eat or drink with him.

Saint Paule did excommunicate that¹ man of Corinth, which vngodlye kept his fathers wife. and woulde not suffer that any of the faithful should kepe him company, ⟨image 99⟩nor yet eat or drink with him.

1. 1Cor. 5

The end of the whore of Babylon is¹ described of Saint John to be wonderful wretched, miserable and damnable.

The ende of the whore of Babilon is¹ described of Saint Iohn to be wonderfull wretched, miserable and dampnable.

1. 1Apo. 18.

Against Covetousness.

Against Couetousnes.

If the devil and the world move thee not to be content with that is sufficient and enough, but inordinately add unmeasurably to scrat together the goods of the world, to oppress the pore▪ to join house to house, land to land, lordship to lordship, &c. to take great incomes, to raise the rents, and to get that may be gotten by right or by wrong, defend thy self against them with these holy scriptures that follow ever remembering that thou art but a stranger and a pilgrim in this world, and that thou must go hence, either unto glory or unto pain, yea and that▪ how soon thou knowest not.

If the deuil and the worlde moue thee not to bee content with that is sufficient and enough, but inordinatly add vnmeasurably to scrat together the goods of the world, to oppresse the pore▪ to ioine house to house, land to land, lordship to lordship, &c. to take great incommes, to raise the rentes, and to get that maye be gotten by right or by wrong, defend thy selfe against them with these holye scriptures that folow euer remembring that thou arte but a straunger and a pilgrime in this worlde, and that thou must go hence, eyther vnto glory or vnto paine, yea and that▪ how sone thou knowest not.

Sentences out of the old Testament.

Sentences out of the olde Testament.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours¹ goods.

TThou shalt not couet thy neyghbours¹ goods.

1. 1Exo. 20

Ye shall not trouble, hurt, nor annoy no¹ widow nor fatherless child.

Ye shall not trouble, hurt, nor anoy no¹ widow nor fatherles childe.

1. 1Exo. 22

If ye shall hurt them, and they cry unto me, I will surely hear their cry, and then will my wrath wax hot: and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

If ye shall hurt them, and they cry vnto me, I wil surely heare t•eir cry, and thē wil my wrath waxe whote: and I will kill you with the sweard, and your wiues shalbe widowes, and your children fatherles.

Thou shalt take no gifts, for gifts¹ blind the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

Thou shalt take no giftes, for giftes¹ blinde the wise, and peruert the wordes of the righteous.

1. 1Exod. •

Thou shalt not do thy neighbour wrong¹ neither violently oppress him. Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgement, in mete yard, in weight or in measure. True balances, true weights, a true Epha and a true Hin, shall ye have.

Thou shalt not do thy neighbour wronge¹ neither violently oppresse him. Ye shal do no vnrighteousnes in iudgement, in mete yard, in weighte or in measure. True ballances, true weightes, a true Epha and a true Hin, shall ye haue.

1. 1•eu. 12.

Fire shall consume the houses of such¹ as are greedy to receive gifts.

Fire shall consume the houses of such¹ as are gredy to receiue giftes.

1. 1•ob. 15