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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.
Tread out of the way, go out of the path, turn away the holy one of Israel from us. Therefore thus saith the holy one of Israel: forasmuch as ye have cast away his word, and have comforted your selves with power and nimbleness, and put your confidence therein: therefore shall ye have this mischief again for your destruction, & fall like an high wall that falleth because of some rift or blast, whose breaking cometh suddenly. And your destruction shall be like an earthen pot which breaketh, no man touching it, but breaketh so sore that a man shall not find a sheu•r of it to fetch fire in, or to take water out of the pit. For the God, even that holy one of Israel hath pro missed thus.1
Treade out of the waye, goe out of the path, turne awaye the holye one of Israell from vs. Therfore thus saith the holy one of Israel: for asmuch as ye haue cast away his worde, and haue comforted your selues with power and nimblenes, and put your confidence therein: therefore shall ye haue this mischiefe againe for your destruction, & fall like an hye wal that falleth because of some rift or blast, whose breakinge commeth sodenly. And your destruction shalbe like an earthen pot which breaketh, no mā touching it, but breaketh so sore that a mā shall not finde a sheu•r of it to fetche fyre in, or to take water out of the pit. For the God, euen that holy one of Israel hath pro mised thus.1
Who suffered Jacob to be trodden under foot, and Israel to be spoiled: was it not the Lord himself, against whom we have sinned? we had no delight to walk in his ways, neither were we obedient to his laws. Therefore hath he poured upon us his wrathful displeasure, and strange battle, which maketh us have to do on every side, yet will we not understand. He