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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.
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.
Come not in the path of the ungodly1 ⟨image 84⟩and walk not in the way of the wicked. Eschew it, and go not therein, depart aside, and pass over by it. For they cannot sleep except they have first done some mischief. For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of robbery. The path of the righteous shineth as the light, and is ever brighter and brighter unto the perfect day. But the way of the ungodly is as y• darkness wherein men fall or they be aware.
Come not in the path of the vngodly