A07128:738
A07128:738
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.
The king shall not multiply horses to him self:1 neither ought he to multiply wives unto him self, least his hart turn away: neither shall he gather him silver and gold to much. And when he is set upon the seat of his kingdom, he shall write him out a copy of this law in a book. And it shall be with him, and he ought to read therein ⟨image 66⟩all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, and to keep all the words of this law, and these ordinances, for to do them, and that his hart arise not above his brethren, and that he turn not from the commandment, to the right hand or to the left, but that he may prolong his days in his kingdom.
The king shall not multiplie horses to him self:1 neither ought he to multiply wiues vnto him self, least his hart turne away: neither shall he gather him siluer and golde to much. And when he is set vpon the seate of hys kingdome, hee shall write hym out a copie of this lawe in a booke. And it shall bee with hym, and hee ought to read therin ⟨image 66⟩all the dayes of his life, that he may learne to feare the Lorde hys God, and to keepe all the wordes of this lawe, and these ordinaunces, for to doe them, and that his hart arise not aboue his brethren, and that he turne not frō the commaūdement, to the right hand or to the left, but that he may prolong his dayes in hys kingdome.
Let not the book of this law depart out of thy mouth,1 but record therein day & night, that thou mayest observe & do according to all that is written: For then shalt thou make thy way prosperous, and then shalt thou do wisely.
Let not the booke of thys lawe depart out of thy mouth,1 but recorde therin day & night, that thou mayest obserue & doe according to all that is written: For then shalt thou make thy way prosperous, and then shalt thou do wisely.
Get ye understanding now,1 O ye kings: be learned ye that judge the earth. Serve the Lord in fear, and rejoice unto him with reverence. Kiss the son least he be angry, & so ye perish from the right way.
Get ye vnderstanding now,1 O ye kinges: be learned ye that iudge the earth. Serue the Lord in feare, and reioyce vnto hym with reuerence. Kisse the sonne least he be angry, & so ye perish frō the right way.
If your delight be in royal seats ⟨image 67⟩and sceptres (O ye kings of the people) set your lust upon wisdom,1 that ye may reign for evermore. O love the light of wisdom, all ye that be rulers of the people.
If your delight be in royall seates ⟨image 67⟩and scepters (O ye kinges of ye people) set your lust vppon wisedome,1 that ye may raigne for euermore. O loue the light of wisedome, all ye that be rulers of the people.
¶Read the ix. Chapter of the book of Wisdom.
¶Read the ix. Chapter of the booke of Wisedome.
That they ought to maintain pure and Christian Religion.
That they ought to maintaine pure and Christian Religion.
Asa king of Judah did that was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God:1 For he took away strange altars, & hill altars, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves, and commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do according to the law and commandment.
Asa king of Iuda did that was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God:1 For he tooke away straunge altars, & hill altars, and brake downe the images, and cut down the groues, and cōmaunded Iuda to seeke the Lorde God of their fathers, and to doe according to the law and commaundement.
Yea,1 he put away the abominable ⟨image 67⟩Idols that his father had made. And he put down Maacha his mother from bearing rule, because she had made images in groves. And Asa destroyed her images, & burnt them by the broke Cedron. The Lord God therefore gave him and all his land rest and quietness.
Yea,1 he put away ye abominable ⟨image 67⟩Idols that hys father had made. And he put down Maacha his mother from bearing rule, because she had made images in groues. And Asa destroyed her images, & burnt thē by the broke Cedron. The Lord God therfore gaue hym and all his land rest and quietnes.
Jehoshaphat king of Judah sent to his Lords,1 that they should teach in the cities of Judah, & with them he sent Levites, and priests. And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of God with them, & went about through out all the cities of Judah, and taught the people. And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, & they fought not against Jehoshaphat. And the Lord stablished the kingdom in his hand, and all they that were in Judah, brought king Jehoshaphat presents, so that he ⟨image 68⟩[…] ⟨image 68⟩[…] ⟨image 69⟩had abundance of riches & honour.
Iehosaphat king of Iuda sent to hys Lordes,1 that they shoulde teach in the cities of Iuda, & with them he sent Leuites, and priestes. And they taught in Iuda, and had the booke of the lawe of God with them, & went about through out all the cities of Iuda, and taught the people. And the feare of the Lorde fell vppon all the kingdomes of the landes yt were round about Iuda, & they fought not agaynst Iehosaphat. And the Lord stablished the kingdome in his hand, and all they that were in Iuda, brought king Iehosaphat presentes, so that hee ⟨image 68⟩〈…〉 ⟨image 68⟩〈…〉 ⟨image 69⟩had abundance of riches & honour.
King Hezekiah put away the hill altars,1 and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and all to brake the brazen serpent that Moses had made. He renewed the feast of the Passover.
King Hezekia put away the hill altars,1 and brake the images, and cut downe the groues, and all to brake the brasen serpent that Moses had made. He renued the feast of the Passeouer.
He ordained Priests and Levites to serve the Lord God,1 & provided honest livings for them, that they might substantially apply them selves to the law of the Lord. And the Lord was with him, so that he prospered in all things which he took in hand.
He ordayned Priestes and Leuites to serue the Lord God,1 & prouided honest liuinges for them, that they might substantially apply thē selues to the lawe of the Lord. And the Lorde was with hym, so that he prospered in all thynges which he tooke in hand.
The good king Josiah,1 beside the purging of Judah and Jerusalem from hill altars, groves, carved images, and images of metal, and such other kinds of idolatry, he repaired the house of the Lord his God, renewed the feast of the Passover, red in the ears of all the people the words of the law of the Lord, ⟨image 69⟩and made a faithful promise unto the Lord, that he and all his people should walk according to the statutes of that book. And they turned not aside from the Lord God of their fathers, so long as he lived. The Lord God therefore deferred his plague that he had threatened to Judah, suffered Josiah to live in much honour, and brought him to his grave in peace, so that his eyes did not see the mischief that the Lord God afterward brought immediately upon Jerusalem, and upon the inhabitors of the same.
The good king Iosias,1 beside the purging of Iuda and Ierusalem frō hill altars, groues, carued images, and images of metall, and such other kindes of idolatry, he repayred the house of the Lord his God, renued the feast of the Passeouer, red in the eares of all the people the wordes of the lawe of the Lorde, ⟨image 69⟩and made a faythfull promise vnto the Lorde, that he and all hys people should walke according to the statutes of that booke. And they turned not aside from the Lorde God of their fathers, so long as he liued. The Lorde God therfore deferred hys plague yt he had threatned to Iuda, suffered Iosias to liue in much honour, and brought hym to hys graue in peace, so that hys eyes dyd not see the mischiefe that the Lorde God afterward brought immediatly vppon Ierusalem, and vppon the inhabitors of the same.