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¶ Of Householders.

¶ Of Housholders.

TO have children and servants, is thy blessing (O Lord) but not to order them according to thy word, deserveth thy dreadful curse. Grant therefore, that as thou hast blessed me with an household, so I may diligently watch that nothing be committed of the same that might offend thy fatherly goodness, and be an occasion of turning ⟨p. 23⟩thy blessing into cursing but that so manias thou hast committed to my charge, may eschew all vice, embrace all virtue, live in thy fear, call upon thy holy name, learn thy blessed commandments, hear thy holy word, and avoiding idleness diligently execute them selves every one in his office according to their vocation and calling unto the glory of thy most honourable name.

TO haue childrē and seruaunts, is thy blessinge (O Lord) but not to order thē according to thy word, deserueth thy dredful cursse. Graunt therfore, that as yu hast blessed me with an houshold, so I may diligentlye watche that nothing becommitted of ye same that might offend thy fatherli goodnes, and be an occasion of turning ⟨p. 23⟩thi blessing into curssīg but that so manias thou hast cōmitted to my charge, may exchew all vice, embrace all vertue, lyue in thy feare, call vpon thi holi name, learn thi blessed commaundementes, heare thy holy worde, and auoyding idlenes diligentlye execute them selues euerye one in his office according to theyr vocacion and callyng vnto the glorye of thy moste honorable name.