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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.
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.
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