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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.
Likewise read we of the ancient Father Toby which taught his young Son Toby to f•are god from his infancy, and to abstain from all sin. His exhortations are to godly and so meet for all persons to learn, that I think it not convenient to pass them over with silence. His words are these.
Likewise rede we of the auncient Father Toby which taught his young Sonne Toby to f•are god from his infancye, and to abstaine from all sinne. His exhortations are to godly and so meete for all persons to learne, that I think it not conuenient to passe them ouer with silence. His wordes are these.
Hearken my Son what I will say, and lay my words in thy heart as a foundation. My Son when I am dead bury me and after despise not thy Mother, but honour her all the days of her life, and do to please her, and not to displease her. My Son remember how great peril she suffered bearing thee in her womb, and when she is dead, bury her in the same grave by me. Son reverence our Lord God at all times, sin not, nor break not his commandments▪ but love virtue all the dates of thy life, and walk not in the ways of wickedness For while thou studiest for virtue, thou shalt have good success in all things that thou goest about, and so shall all they that love goodness. Do alms of thy substance and be no niggard in doing of it.
Herken my Sonne what I wil say, and lay my wordes in thy harte as a foundation. My Sonne when I am dead bury me and after despise not thy Mother, but honoure her all the dayes of her lyfe, and do to please her, and not to displease her. My Sonne remember howe greate perill she suffered bearing thee in her wombe, and when she is deade, bury her in the same graue by me. Sonne reuerēce our Lord God at all times, sinne not, nor break not his commaundements▪ but loue vertue all the dates of thy life, and walk not in the waies of wickednes For while thou studiest for vertue, thou shalt haue good successe in all thinges that thou goest aboute, and so shall all they that loue goodnes. Do almes of thy substance and be no igard in doing of it.