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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…
The governance of virtue teaching all faithful christia[n]s, how they ought daily to lead their life, & fruitfully to spend their time unto the glory of God & the health of their own souls. Newly corrected & augme[n]ted by Thomas Becon. 1566The gouernaunce of vertue teaching all faythful christia[n]s, how they oughte daily to leade their lyfe, & fruitfully to spend their time vnto the glorye of God & the health of their owne soules. Newlye corrected & augme[n]ted by Thomas Becon. 1566
London: printed by John Day, 1566London: printed by Iohn Day, 1566
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.
Their Childers children live in their sight, and their generation before their eyes. Their houses are safe from all fear for the rod of god doth not smite them. Their bullock gendereth, and that not out of time, their cow calveth, and is not unfruitful. They send their children forth by flocks, and their sons lead the dance. They bear with them tabrets and harps ⟨image 117⟩and have instruments of music at their pleasure. They spend their days in wealthiness but suddenly they go down to Hell.
Their Childers children liue in their sighte, and their generation before their eyes. Their houses are safe from all feare for the rod of god doothe not smite them. Their bullock gendreth, and that not out of time, their cowe calueth, and is not vnfruteful. They send their children forth bi flockes, and their sonnes lead the daunce. They bear with them tabrets and harpes ⟨image 117⟩and haue instrumentes of musick at their pleasure. They spende their dayes in welthynesse but sodenlye they go downe to Hell.
O Lord thou art more righteous then1 that I should dispute with thee. Nevertheless let me talk with thee in things reasonable. How happeneth it, that the way of the ungodly is so prosperous, and that it goeth so well with them which without any shame offend and live in wickedness. Thou plantest them, they take root, they grow and bring forth fruit. They boast much of thee, yet art thou far from their reins. But thou Lord to whom I am well known thou that hast seen and proved my heart, take them away like as a flock is carried to the slaughter house, and appoint them for the day of slaughter.
O Lord thou art more righteous then1 that I should dispute with thee. Neuertheles let me talke with thee in thinges resonable. How happeneth it, that the way of the vngodlye is so prosperous, and that it goeth so wel with them whiche without any shame offende and liue in wickednesse. Thou plantest them, they take roote, they growe and bring forth fruite. They boste muche of thee, yet art thou far from their raines. But thou Lorde to whō I am wel knowen thou that hast sene and proued my hearte, take them awaye like as a flocke is caried to the slaughter house, and appoint them for the day of slaughter.