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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.
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.
Take heed to your selves, least your1 hearts be grieved with surfeiting and dron kens, and cares of the world, and that day come suddenly on you. For as a snare shall it come on all them that sit on the face of the earth,
Take heede to your selues, least your1 hartes be greued with sur•eting and dron kennes, and cares of the worlde, and that daye come sodenly on you. For as a snare shall it come on all them that sit on the face of the earth,