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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.
What is to be done after dinner.
VVhat is to be done after dynner.
☞ After thou hast given thanks unto God for thy repast▪ return unto thy labour, & virtuously exercise thy self, according to thy vocation and calling. Employ earnest diligence about thy business, and alway in thy mind desire God to bless, to prosper, and to bring to pass all thy counsels, devises, travails, labours and enterprises. Do not thy work negligently and deceitfully, but so labour as though God were present and beheld thee, as unfeignedly he doth. Cursed be he saith Hiere my, that doth the Lords work deceitfully. Saint Paul also exhorteth, that what soever we do we should do it heartily, as though we did in unto the Lord, and not unto men: for as much saith he▪ as ye know that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of inheritance, for ye serve the Lord Christ. Yea verily so many as labour or travail in any virtuous enterprise, ⟨image 12⟩they serve God, and of God shall they receive their reward. Therefore in thy calling labour earnestly and diligently, what soever thou be, seeking not only thine own lucre & •uaunt age: but much more the glory of God, and the profit of thy neighbour, as the Apostle saith: do all things unto the glory of God. Again, let every man look not for his own profit, but for the profit of other. Charity seeketh not her own.
☞ After thou hast geuen thankes vnto God for thy repast▪ returne vnto thy labour, & vertuously exercise thy self, accordyng to thy voca tion and callyng. Employ earnest diligence about thy businesse, and alway in thy minde desire God to blesse, to prosper, and to bryng to passe all thy counsels, deuises, trauailes, labours and enterprises. Do not thy worke negligently and deceitfully, but so laboure as thoughe God were present and beheld thee, as vnfaynedly he doth. Cursed be he sayth Hiere mye, that doth the Lordes worke deceitfully. Saint Paule also exhorteth, that what soeuer we doo we should do it hartly, as though we did in vnto the Lorde, and not vnto men: for as much sayth he as ye know that of the Lord ye shall receyue the rewarde of inheritaunce, for ye serue the Lord Christ. Yea verely so many as labour or trauayle in any vertuous enterprise,