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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.
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.
They breede Cockatrices egs, & weaue the spiders web: Whosoeuer e•eth of their egs dieth, but if one tread vpon them, their commeth vp a serpent. Their webbe maketh no cloth, and they maye not couer them with their laboures. Their deedes are the deedes of wickednesse, and the worke of robbery is in their handes: their feete runne to euill, and they make haste to shed innocent bloude. Theyr councels are wicked councels, hate and destruction is in their wayes: but y• way of peace they know not. In their goings is no equitie, their waies are so crooked y• who so goeth therin, knoweth nothing of peace.
My people have committed two great1 evils. They have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and digged them pits, pits I say that are broken, and can hold no water.
My people haue committed two greate1 euils. They haue forsaken me the fountaine of liuing waters, and digged them pits, pits I say that are broken, and can hold no water.