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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.
¶ How a man should behave him self in the morning when he riseth.
¶ How a man should behaue him selfe in the morning when he riseth.
When thou risest in the morning, look that thou with all humbleness of mind knellest down, and lifting up thy heart, thy hands and thine eyes into heaven unto God the father almighty, pray on this manner.
When thou risest in the morning, looke that thou with all humblenesse of mynde knelest downe, and lifting vp thy harte, thy handes and thine eyes into heauen vnto God the father almighty, pray on this maner.
¶ A prayer for the morning. O Lord God my heavenly father I most humbly thank thee, y• thou of thy fatherly goodness hast vouchsafed to defend me this night from all evil: I most entirely beseech thee, to preserve me also this day, both from suffering and doing any evil, and to give me grace so to walk in the light of thy holy word, that I may bring forth the fruits of y• same unto the glory of thy blessed name, and the profit of my neighbour. Amen.
¶ A prayer for the morning. O Lord God my heauēly father I most humbly thanke thee, y thou of thy fatherly goodnes hast vouchsafed to defend me this night from all euil: I most entyrely beseche thee, to preserue me also this day, both from suffring and doyng any euill, and to geue me grace so to walke in the lyght of thy holy woorde, that I may bring forth ye frutes of y same vnto the glorye of thy blessed name, and the profite of my neighbour. Amen.