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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 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.
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⟩