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The principles of Christian Religion necessary to be known of all the faithfulThe principles of Christian Religion necessary to be knowen of all the faythful
The principles of Christian Religion necessary to be known of all the faithful: set forth to the great profit in training up of all youth, by Tho. Becon.The principles of Christian Religion necessary to be knowen of all the faythful: set forth to the great profite in trayning vp of all youth, by Tho. Becon.
London: printed by John Daye, 1569London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1569
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.
II of holy letters we be not sleepy nor vain readers, but diligently mark what we read, we shall easily perceive that among other commandments of God, this is not the last nor the least, which he giveth concerning the bringing up of youth in y• knowledge of his blessed will. For y• godly wisdom knoweth right well, that except the younglings of a common weal be virtuously brought up, and faithfully framed, according to the right rule of Gods holy appointment, it can not come to pass, but that his glory (the good parents being once deceased) must needs be obscured in this world, the invocation of his name cease, and all godly religion decay: yea the men them selves (if they be worthy that name) must needs become brutelike, and be carried about with every strange doctrine, contemn all laudable laws, break all good orders, follow their fleshly appetites like unreasonable ⟨image 4⟩beasts, & so at last bring both themselves & their realms unto utter destruction.
II of holy letters we be not sleepie nor vaine readers, but diligētly marke what we read, we shall easilie perceaue that among other commaundementes of God, this is not the last nor the least, which he geueth cōcerning the bringing vp of youth in y• knowledge of his blessed will. For y• godly wisedome knoweth right well, that except the younglinges of a common weale be vertuously brought vp, and faithfully framed, according to the right rule of Gods holy appointment, it can not come to passe, but that his glory (the good parentes being once deceased) must needes bee obscured in thys world, the inuocation of his name cease, and all godly religion decay: yea the men them selues (if they bee worthy that name) must needes become brutelike, and be caryed about with euery straunge doctrine, cōtemne all laudable lawes, breake all good orders, follow their fleshly appetites lyke vnreasonable ⟨image 4⟩beastes, & so at last bring both thēselues & their realmes vnto vtter destruction.