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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.
Every man hopeth in vain things: and imagineth deceit, conceiveth wickedness, and bringeth forth evil.
Euery man hopeth in vaine things: and imagineth disceite, conceiueth wickednes, and bringeth forth euil.
They breed Cockatrices eggs, & weave the spiders web: Whosoever e•eth of their eggs dieth, but if one tread upon them, their cometh up a serpent. Their web maketh no cloth, and they may not cover them with their labours. Their deeds are the deeds of wickedness, and the work of robbery is in their hands: their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood. Their counsels are wicked counsels, hate and destruction is in their ways: but y• way of peace they know not. In their goings is no equity, their ways are so crooked y• who so goeth therein, knoweth nothing of peace.