A07128:851
A07128:851
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.
Fear the Lord with all thy soul,1 & honour his ministers. Love thy maker with all thy strength, & forsake not his ministers. Honour God with all thy soul, & reverence his priests. Give them their portion of the first fruits and increase of the earth, like as it is commanded thee.
Feare ye Lord with all thy soule,1 & honour hys ministers. Loue thy maker with all thy strength, & forsake not his ministers. Honor God with all thy soule, & reuerence hys priestes. Geue thē their porcion of the first fruites and encrease of the earth, like as it is cōmaunded thee.
The priests that rule well,1 are worthy of double honour, most specially they which labour in the word and teaching. For the scripture saith: ⟨image 81⟩Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the Ox that treadeth out the corn.2 And the labourer is worthy of his reward.
The priestes that rule well,1 are worthy of double honour, most specially they which labour in ye word and teaching. For ye scripture saith: ⟨image 81⟩Thou shalt not mosell the mouth of the Oxe that treadeth out the corne.2 And the labourer is worthy of hys reward.
We beseech you brethren,1 that ye know them which labour among you, & have the oversight of you in the Lord, and give you exhortation, that ye have them in hie reputation through love, for their works sake, and be at peace with them.
We besech you brethren,1 that ye know them which labour among you, & haue the ouersight of you in the Lord, and geue you exhortatiō, that ye haue them in hie reputation through loue, for theyr workes sake, and be at peace with them.
Obey them that have the oversight of you,1 and submit your selves unto them: for they watch for your souls, even as they that must give accounts, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief.
Obey them that haue the ouersight of you,1 and submit your selues vnto them: for they watch for your soules, euen as they that must geue accomptes, that they may doe it with ioy, and not with griefe.
Ye despised me not,1 neither did ye abhor me: but ye received me as an Angel of God, yea, even as ⟨image 82⟩Christ Jesus. For I bear you record, that if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them unto me.
Ye despised me not,1 neyther did ye abhorre me: but ye receaued me as an Angell of God, yea, euen as ⟨image 82⟩Christ Iesus. For I beare you recorde, that if it had bene possible, ye would haue plucked out your own eyes, and haue geuen thē vnto me.
Who goeth a warfare at any time at his own cost?1 who planteth a ⟨image 82⟩vineyard, & eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of yt milk of the flock? For it is written in the law of Moses: Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the Ox y• treadeth out the corn. Doth God take thought for oxen? Saith he it not all together for our sakes? For our sakes no doubt this is written: that he which eareth, should ear in hope: and he which thresheth in hope, should be partaker of his hope. If we sow unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we reap your bodily things? Do ye not know how that they which minister about holy things, li•e of the Sacrifice? They which wait of the temple, are partakers of the temple? Even so also did the Lord ordain, that they which preach the Gospel, should live of y• Gospel.
Who goeth a warfare at any time at his own cost?1 who plāteth a ⟨image 82⟩vineyard, & eateth not of the fruite therof? or who feedeth a flocke, and eateth not of yt milke of the flocke? For it is written in the law of Moses: Thou shalt not mosell ye mouth of the Oxe y• treadeth out the corne. Doth God take thought for oxen? Saith he it not all together for our sakes? For our sakes no doubt thys is written: that he which eareth, should eare in hope: and he which threasheth in hope, should be partaker of hys hope. If we sow vnto you spirituall thinges, is it a great thing if we reape your bodily thinges? Do ye not know how yt they which minister about holy things, li•e of the Sacrifice? They which waite of the temple, are partakers of the temple? Euen so also did the Lorde ordaine, yt they which preach the Gospel, should liue of y• Gospel.