The governance of virtue teaching all faithful christia[n]s, how they ought daily to lead…

Against such as go about to dissuade the christen people from the studying, reading, or hearing of gods word.

Against suche as go about to disswade the christen people from the studying, readyng, or hearing of gods worde.

☞ Sentences out of the old Testament.

☞ Sentences out of the olde Testament.

Thou shalt tell thy son at the same¹ day, & say: because of that which the lord did for me, when I departed out of Egypt. ⟨image 54⟩Therefore shall it be a sign unto thee in thine hand, and a token of remembrance before thine eyes, that the law of the lord may be in thy mouth, how that the Lord brought thee out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

THou shalte tell thy sonne at the same¹ dai, & say: because of that which the lord dyd for me, whē I departed out of Egipt. ⟨image 54⟩Therfore shall it bee a signe vnto thee in thyne hand, and a token of remembrance before thine eyes, that the law of the lord may be in thy mouth, how that the Lord broughte thee out of Egipt with a mightye hande.

1. 1Exod. 13.

Speak to the children of Israel, and say unto them, that they make them guards upon the quarters of their garments amongst all your posterities, and put yellow r•handes upon the guards in the quarters. And the guards shall serve you that ye may look upon them and remember all the commandments of the lord, and do them, y• ye order not your selves after the meaning if your own heart, nor go a whoring after your own eyes. Therefore shall ye remember, & do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.

Speake to the children of Israell, and say vnto them, that they make thē gardes vpon the quarters of their garmentes amongst all your posterities, and put yellow r•handes vpon the gardes in ye quarters. And the gardes shall serue you that ye may looke vppon them and remember all the commaundements of the lord, and do them, y• ye order not your selues after the meanyng yf your owne harte, nor go a whoryng after your owne eyes. Therefore shall ye remēber, & do all my cōmaun dements, and be holy vnto your God.

Take heed to thy self now, and keep¹ well thy soul, that thou forget not the things which thine eyes have seen, and that they depart not out of thy heart all the days of thy life. And thou shalt teach them thy children, and thy childers children.

Take heede to thy selfe now, and kepe¹ well thy soule, that thou forgette not the thynges which thine eyes haue seene, and that they depart not out of thy harte all the dayes of thy lyfe. And thou shalte teach them thy children, and thy childers children.

1. 1Deut. 2

Hear O Israel, the Lord our God is¹ one Lord only. And thou shalt love the ⟨p. 46⟩Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, & with all thy might. And these words which I command thee this day shalt thou take to heart, and shalt rehearse them unto thy children, and shalt talk of them, when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou lyest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be a token of remembrance before thine eyes, & thou shalt write them upon the posts of thine house, and upon the gates.

Heare O Israell, the Lorde our God is¹ one Lord onely. And thou shalte loue the ⟨p. 46⟩Lord thy God with all thy harte, with al thy soule, & with all thy might. And these woordes which I commaunde thee thys day shalt thou take to harte, and shalt rehearse them vnto thy children, and shalt talke of them, when thou sittest in thyne house, and whē thou walkest by the way, when thou lyest downe, and when thou rysest vp. And thou shalt binde them for a signe vpon thine hand, and they shall bee a token of remembrance before thine eies, & thou shalt write them vpon the postes of thine house, and vpon the gates.

1. 1Deut. 6

If ye hearken unto my commandments¹ which I command you this day, that ye love the Lord your God, and serve him with all your hart, & with all your soul, then will I give rain unto your land in due season, early and late, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, thy wine, and thine oil, and I will give grass upon thy field for thy cattle, that ye may eat and be filled. But beware that your heart be not deceived, that ye go aside, and serve other gods, and worship them, and then the wrath of the Lord wax hot upon you and he shut up the heaven, that there come no rain, and the ⟨image 55⟩earth give not her increase, and ye perish shortly from the good land which the lord hath given you.

If ye harken vnto my commaundemēts¹ which I commaund you this day, that ye loue the Lorde your God, and serue hym with all your hart, & wyth all your soule, then will I geue rayne vnto your lande in due season, earlye and late, that thou mayest gather in thy corne, thy wine, and thine oyle, and I wyll geue grasse vppon thy fielde for thy cattell, that ye maye eate and be fylled. But beware that your harte bee not deceyued, that ye goe aside, and serue other gods, and worship them, and then the wrathe of the Lorde waxe whote vppon you and he shutte vppe the heauen, that there come no rayne, and the ⟨image 55⟩earth geue not her encrease, and ye perish shortly from the good land which the lord hath geuen you.

1. 1Deut. 1•

Put up therefore these my words in your hearts and in your souls, and bind them for a sign upon your hands, that they be a token of remembrance before your eyes, and teach them your children, so that thou talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, or walkest by the way, when thou liest down and when thou risest up, and write them upon the posts of thine house, and upon the gates, that thou and thy children may live long in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give them as long as the days of heaven endure upon earth.

Put vp therefore these my woordes in your hartes and in your soules, and binde them for a signe vpon your handes, that they bee a token of remembraunce before your eyes, and teache them your childrē, so that thou talke of them when thou sittest in thine house, or walkest by the way, when thou liest downe and when thou risest vp, and write them vpon the postes of thine house, and vpon the gates, that thou and thy children may liue long in ye land which the Lord sware vnto thy fathers to geue them as long as the dayes of heauen endure vpon earth.

Let my doctrine increase as rain, and¹ my speech flow as doth the dew. Even as the rain upon the grass, and the drops upon the herb.

Let my doctrine encrease as rayne, and¹ my speach flow as doth the dew. Euen as the rayne vppon the grasse, and the drops vpon the herbe.

1. 1Deut. 32.

Take to heart all the words which I testify unto you this day that ye command your children to observe and do all these words of this law. For it is no vain word to you, but it is your life, and this word shall prolong your life.

Take to heart all the wordes which I testifie vnto you this day that ye cōmaūd your children to obserue and do all these woordes of this lawe. For it is no vayne worde to you, but it is your lyfe, and this worde shall prolong your life.

Be strong and very bold, that thou¹ ⟨p. 47⟩mayest keep and do every thing according to the law that Moses my servant commanded thee.

Be strong and verye bolde, that thou¹ ⟨p. 47⟩mayest keepe and doe euery thing according to the lawe that Moses my seruaunt commaunded thee.

1. 1Joshua, 1.Iosua, 1.

Turn not aside from it, neither to the right hand nor to the left, that thou mayest deal wisely whether soever thou goest And let not the book of this law depart out of thy mouth, but exercise thy self therein day and night that thou mayest keep and do every thing according to it that is written therein.

Turne not aside from it, neither to the right hand nor to the left, that thou maiest deale wisely whether soeuer thou goest And let not the booke of this lawe depart out of thy mouthe, but exercise thy selfe therin day and nighte that thou mayest keepe and doe euery thing according to it that is written therin.

Then shalt thou prosper in thy ways and deal wisely. Lo I have commanded thee to be strong and bold. Fear not and be not afraid, for the Lord thy God is with thee, wheresoever thou goest.

Then shalt thou prosper in thy wayes and deale wisely. Lo I haue commaunded thee to be strong and bolde. Fear not and be not afrayde, for the Lord thy God is with thee, whersoeuer thou goest.