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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.
Let your loins be gird about and your lights be burning, and your selves like men that wait for their master when he ⟨image 132⟩will return from the weddings, that as soon as he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him. Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord when he cometh shall find waking.
Let your loines be gird about and your lightes be burning, and your selues like men that waite for their maister when he ⟨image 132⟩will returne from the weddings, that as foone as he commeth and knocketh, they may open vnto him. Blessed are those seruauntes, whome the Lorde whan he commeth shall find waking.
Take heed, watch & pray: for ye know1 not when the time is: As a man which is gone into a strange country, and hath left his house, and given his substance to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch: Watch ye therefore, for ye know not when the master of the house will come, at even or at midnight, whether at the cockcrow ing, or in the dawning, lest if that he come suddenly, he find you sleeping: and that I say unto you, I say unto all: watch.
Take hede, watch & pray: for ye knowe1 not whan the time is: As a man which is gone into a strange country, and hath left his house, and geuen his substance to his seruaunts, and to euery man his worke, and commaunded the porter to watche: Watch ye therfore, for ye know not when the mayster of the house will come, at euē or at midnight, whether at the cockecrow ing, or in the dawning, lest if that he come sodenly, he find you sleping: and that I say vnto you, I say vnto all: watch.