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The pomander of prayer, newly madeThe pomaunder of prayer, newly made
The pomander of prayer, newly made by Thomas BeconThe pomaunder of prayer, newly made by Thomas Becon
Imprinted at London : Over Aldersgate beneath .S. Martins, by John Day, 1561Imprinted at London : Ouer Aldersgate benethe .S. Martins, by Iohn Day, 1561
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.
¶ Of Subjects or Commons.
¶ Of Subiectes or Commens.
AS it is thy godly appointment (O Lord God) that some should bear rule in this world to see thy glory set forth, and the common peace kept, so it is thy pleasure again, that some should be subjects and inferiors to other in their vocation, although before thee there is ⟨p. 13⟩no respect of persons. And forasmuch as it is thy good will to appoint me in the nun ber of subjects, I beseech thee to give me a faithful & an obedient hart unto the high powers, that there may be found in me no disobedience, no unfaithfulness no reason, no falsehood, no dissimulation, no insurrection, no commotion, no conspiracy, nor any kind of rebellion in word or in deed against the civil magistrates but all faithfulness, obedience, quietness, subjection, humility, and ⟨image 15⟩whatsoever else becometh a subject, that I living here in all lowliness of mind may at the last day through thy favour be lifted up unto everlasting glory, where thou with the father and the holy ghost livest & reignest very God for ever.
AS it is thy godly appoītment (O Lorde God) ytsum should bear rule in this worlde to see thy glorye set forth, and the commō peace kepte, so it is thy pleasure againe, that some should be subiectes and inferiours to other in theyr vocation, although before thee there is ⟨p. 13⟩no respecte of persons. And forasmuch as it is thy good wil to appoint me in the nū ber of subiectes, I beseeche thee to geue me a faithfull & an obediēt hart vnto the hye powers, yt there may be foūd in me no disobedience, no vn faithfulnes no reasō, no falshod, no dissimulacion, no iusurrectiō, no cōmociō, no cō spiracy, nor ani kind of rebelliō in word or in dede agaīst the ciuil magistrates but all faithfulnes, obediēce, quietnes, subiectiō, humility, and