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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.
A prayer before Supper.
The eyes of all things look unto thee, O Lord, and thou givest them meat in due time, thou openest thy hand, and fillest every living creature with the blessing: vouchsafe, O heavenly father for Christs sake, mercifully to look upon us, lovingly to bless us, & liberally to give us grace so to taste of these thy creatures, that our bodies being satisfied with the moderate use of them, we may be the more able to serve thee our Lord God, and to profit our neighbour, through Jesus Christ ⟨p. 4⟩our Lord.
THe eyes of all thynges looke vnto thee, O Lorde, and thou geuest thē meate in due tyme, thou openest thy hand, and fillest euery liuyng creature with the blessing: vouchesafe, O heauē ly father for Christes sake, mercifully to loke vpon vs, louingly to blesse vs, & liberally to geue vs grace so to taste of these thy creatures, that our bodyes beyng satisfied with the moderate vse of them, we may bee the more able to serue thee our Lord God, and to profit our neighbour, thorow Iesu Christ ⟨p. 4⟩our Lord.
Amen.