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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.
If they say, come go with us, let us lay await for blood, and convey our selves privily to trap the innocent. Let us swallow them up quickly like hell, and devour the perfect like a whirl pit. For thus shall we find great riches, and garnish our houses with oil. Cast in thy foot among us, and let us make a common purse.
If they say, come go with vs, let vs lay awaite for bloude, and conuey our selues priuely to trap the innocent. Let vs swalow them vp quickly like hel, and deuour the perfect like a whirle pit. For thus shal we finde great ritches, and garnishe oure houses with oyle. Cast in thy foote among vs, and let vs make a common purse.
My son, walk not with them, but refrain thy feet from their ways, for their feet run unto mischief. In vain are nets spread abroad for birds before their eyes. For even these men lay await among them selves one to shed another's blood.
My sonne, walk not with them, but refraine thy feete from their wayes, for their feet run vnto mischiefe. In vaine are nets spread abrode for birdes before their eyes. For euen these men lay awaite amonge them selues one to shed anothers bloud.
Neither are their own lives in safeguard among them selves. These are y• paths of covetous men among whom one spareth not the life of another.
Neither are their owne liues in sauegard amōg thē selues. These are y• pathes of couetous men amonge whome one spareth not the life of another.