The first part of the Christian instruction, and general so[m]me of the doctrine, contained…The firste parte of the Christian instruction, and generall so[m]me of the doctrine, conteyned…

I beseech you that we be not negligent as concerning our health, but rather y• our talk be of spiritual things, and that some one take in his hand the book of God, and calling his neighbours to him, he do water his own soul, & theirs with godly sentences, to the end that we may chase from us the treasons, and awaits of the devil. S. Chrysostom in his. 3. sermon of Lazar saith: I do always exhort you, & will not cease but still exhort you to give heed, not only to what is said here, but also when you come home into your houses, that you be continually occupied in the reading of the Scriptures: which I have not left to urge them with in particular, that have ben conversant with me, and let no man say unto me (these words are cold and of small effect) I am an advocate or lawyer, I am occupied in the affairs of the commonwealth: I am a man of occupation. I have a wife, I have a charge of children. I am burdened with house keeping, I am a man of the world, it is not for me to read the Scriptures, but it is for those that have forsaken the world, which dwell in mountains, & lead a continent & solitary life. Man, what sayest thou? hast not thou to do with the reading of the Scriptures, because thou art occupied with many cares and businesses? But thou hast greater need of it then they have. For they have not so great need of the help of the Scriptures, as you have, which are tossed & turmoiled among the surges and wanes of worldly business: for truly, the Monks and so litarie men, which dwell in the deserts, are without process and worldly cares, & have none acquaintance with any, but do Philosophise & study for knowledge in peaceable quietness and sucetie: and as they were in a sure haven, have fruition of things permanent & certain: and contrarily we (being tossed with infinite worldly cares and business, as it were in the middest of the sea) have always need of continual solace and con forte of the Scriptures. They are far of from the combat, but thou art daily in the battle, because thou receivest many wounds: therefore hast thou greater need of remedy. S. Hierome writing to a Lady named Gaudence, of the bringing ¹up of her daughter •acatulla saith: when the little & young maiden shall come to the. 7.

I besech you that we be not negligēt as concerning our health, but rather y• our talke be of spiritual thigs, and that some one take in his hand the boke of God, and callyng hys neighbours to hym, he do water his owne soule, & theyrs with godly sentēces, to the end that we may chase frō vs the treasons, and awaytes of the deuil. S. Chrisostome in his. 3. sermō of Lazar saith: I do alwais exhort you, & wil not cease but stil exhorte you to gyue heede, not onely to what is said here, but also when you come home into your houses, that you be cōtinually occupyed in the readyng of the Scriptures: whiche I haue not left to vrge thē with in particular, that haue ben conuersaunt with me, and let no mā say vnto me (these wordes are cold and of smal effect) I am an aduocate or lawyer, I am occupyed in the affayres of the commonwealth: I am a man of occupation. I haue a wife, I haue a charge of children. I am burdened with house kepyng, I am a man of the world, it is not for me to read the Scriptures, but it is for those that haue forsaken the worlde, which dwel in mountaines, & lead a cōtinent & solitarie life. Man, what sayst thou? hast not thou to do with the readyng of the Scriptures, bycause thou art occupyed with many cares and businesses? But thou hast greater neede of it then they haue. For they haue not so great neede of the helpe of ye Scriptures, as you haue, whiche are tossed & turmoyled among the sourges and wanes of wordly busines: for truly, the Monckes and so litarie men, which dwell in the desertes, are without proces and wordly cares, & haue none acquaintaunce with any, but do Philosophe & study for knowledge in peaceable quietnes and sucetie: and as they were in a sure hauē, haue fruition of things permanent & certaine: and cōtrarily we (beyng tossed with infinite wordly cares and busines, as it wer in the middest of the sea) haue alwayes nede of continual solace and cō forte of the Scriptures. They are farre of frō the cōbatte, but thou art dayly in the battayle, bycause thou receyuest many woundes: therfore hast thou greater nede of remedy. S. Hierome writyng to a Lady named Gaudence, of the bringyng