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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.
They have offended the law, changed1 the ordinances, and made the everlasting testament of none effect. And therefore shall the curse devour the earth, for they that dwell thereon have sinned, wherefore they shall be burnt also, and those that remain shall be very few. The sweet wine shall mourn, the grapes shall be weak, and all ye have been merry in hart shall sigh.
They haue offended the law, chaunged1 the ordinaunces, and made the euerlasting testament of none effect. And therfore shal the curse deuoure the earth, for they that dwel thereon haue sinned, wherefore they shall be brent also, and those that remaine shalbe very fewe. The sweete wine shall moorn, the grapes shalbe weake, and all ye haue bene mery in hart shall sighe.
The mirth of tabrets shall be laid down, the cheer of the joyful shall cease, and the pleasure of the Lutes shall have an end. There shall no more wine be drunk with ⟨image 126⟩•irth, the beer shall be bitter to them that drink it, the wicked cities shall be broken down, all houses shall be shut, that no man may come in.
The mirth of tabrets shalbe laid down, the chere of the ioyful shall cease, and the pleasure of the Lutes shall haue an ende. There shall no more wine be dronk with ⟨image 126⟩