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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
¶ The Pomaunder of Prayer. › ¶ Of Servants.¶ The Pomaūder of Prayer. › ¶ Of Seruauntes.
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 Servants.
¶ Of Seruauntes.
O Lord we are commanded by thy blessed Apostles, that we should honour & obey our bodily masters ⟨image 18⟩with fear and trembling not only if they be good & courteous, but also though they be froward, and serve them not unto the eye as men pleasers, but with singleness of hart, not churlishly answering them again, nor picking, stealing, or conveying away any part of their goods unjustly, but showing all good faithfulness unto our masters, as though we served God and not men. Grant me grace, I most humbly beseech thee, so to ⟨p. 17⟩serve my master and my superiors, that there may be found no fault in me but that I behaving my self uprightly, justly, faithfully and truly in my vocation, may do worship to the doctrine of thee my God and Saviour in all things.
O Lord we are cōmaunded by thy blessed Apostles, that we should honour & obey our bodely masters ⟨image 18⟩with fear and trembling not onely if they be good & courteous, but also though they be froward, and serue them not vnto the eye as mē pleasers, but with singlenes of hart, not churlishly answering them againe, nor picking, stealing, or conueying awaye anye parte of theyr goods vniustli, but shewing all good faythfulnes vnto our masters, as though we serued God and not men. Graunt me grace, I moste humbly beseeche thee, so to ⟨p. 17⟩serue my master and my superiours, that there may be found no fault in me but yt I behauing my self vprightly, iustly, faithfully and truli in my vocacion, maye doo worship to the doctrine of thee my God and Sauiour in all things.