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The gouernaunce of vertue teaching all faythful christia[n]s, how they oughte daily to leade their lyfe, & fruitfully to spend their time vnto the glorye of God & the health of their owne soules. Newlye corrected & augme[n]ted by Thomas Becon. 1566
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Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.
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their wicked liuing and exhorted them vn to repentaunce Amos at the commaundement of kinge Amassas for his preching was cruelly beaâ—…en and greuously formented At the laste Ochozias sonne of Amasias caused him to be thurste into the temples with a great nayle and being half deade he was caryed into his own countrye where he sone after died Micheas was buffeted emprisoned and fed with bread and water Examples out of the olde Testament BLessed are they that suffer persecution for righteousnes for theirs is the kingdome of heauen Blessed are ye when men reuile you perseâ—…ute you and 〈◊〉 speak all euâ—…l sayings against you for my sake Reioyce and be mery for great is your rewarde in heauen For so persecuted they the Prophets before you The scoler is not aboue the maister nor the seruant aboue his Lorde If they haue called the Father of the housholde Belzebub how much more shall they so cal them that are of his houshold Be not afrayed of them that â—…il the body but rather feare him whiche is able to destroy both body and soule in hel fire Euery one that shall confesse me before men I shall confesse him also before my fa ther whiche is in heauen But whosoeuer shal deny me before men I shall also deny him befyre my Father that is in heauen Ye shal be hated of all men for my sake Whosoeuer wil follow me let him forsake him self and take vp hys crosse and folow me For whosoeuer wil saue hislife shall lose it But whosoeuer shall lose his life for my sake and the gospelles the same shall saue it For what shall it profite a man if he winne all the world and lose his owne soule or what shall a man geue to redeÌ„ his soul w tal agaiÌ„ whosoeuer fore shal be ashamed of me and my wordes in this whorish and sinful generation of him also shall the son of man be ashamed when he commeth in the glory of his Father with the holy angels The seruaunt is not greater theÌ„ his Lord. If they haue persecuted me they will also persecute you If the world hate you know ye that it hated me before you If ye were of the world the world wold loue that is his But forasmuch as ye are not of the world but I haue choseÌ„ you out of the world therfore doth the world hate you The tyme shall come that who so euer killeth you wyll thinke that he doth God seruice Ye shal lameÌ„t and wepe but the world shal reioyce In the world ye shal haue trouble but be on a good comfort I haue ouercom the world If we suffer with Christ we shall also be glorifyed together with him I suppose that the afflictions of thys life are not worthy of the glorye whiche shal be shewed vpon vs. Blessed be God the father of our Lord Iesus Christ which is the father of 〈◊〉 and the God of al comfort which comforteth vs in all our tribulations As the afflictions of Christ are plenteous in vs euen so is our consolation pleuteous by Christ. We are not weried but though our out ward man perishe yet the in ward man is renued day by day For our trouble which is shorte and lighte prepareth an exceding and an eternall waight of glorye vnto vs while we loke not on the things which are sene but on the things which are not sene For thinges whiche are seene are temporal but things which ar not sene are euerlasting We know that if our earthly mansion of this dwelling were destroyed we haue a building of God an habitatioÌ„ not made with handes but euerlasting in heauen Unto you it is geuen not only to beleeue in Christ but also to suffer for his sake Suffer affliction as a good souldiour of Christ. If we dy wyth Christ we shal liue with him If we suffer w e him we also shalreigâ—… with him if we deny him he will also dny vs. All that wil liue godly in Christe Iesu shall suffer persecutions This is thanke woorthyâ—… if a man for conscience toward god endure grefe and suffer wrong vndescrued If when ye do wel ye suffer wrong and take it patientlye then is there thankes with God For here vnto verely were ye called Blessed are ye if any trouble happen vn to you for righteousnes sake Dearly beloued maruel not that ye are proued by fire which thing is to trye you as though some straung thing hapned vnto you but reioyce in as muche as ye are partakers of Christes passion that when his glorye appereth ye may be merye and glad If ye be railed vpon for the name of Christ happy are ye For the glory and the spirite of God resteth vpon you On theyr parte he was euill spoken of but on your parte he is glorified If any man suffer as a christian man let him not be ashamed but let him glorify god in this behalfe Let them that be trooubled according to he wil of god commit their saules to him with wel doyng as vnto a faithfull creatour Iesus to saÌ„ctify the people with his own bloud suffered without the gate Let vs go forth therfore out of the tentes and suf fer rebuk wyth him For here haue we no continuyng city but we seke on to come By many trybulations must we enter into the kingdome of heauen The holy ghost witnesseth in euery city saying that bandes and trouble abide me But none of these things moue me neyther is my lyfe dear vnto my selfe that I mighte fulfill my course with ioy and the ministration of the word whith I haue receiued of the Lord Iesu to testify the Gospell of the grace of God I am ready not to be bounde only but also to dy for the name of the Lord Iesu. Blessed are the deade that dye in the Lorde euen so sayth the spirite that from henceforth they reaste from their labours But theyr worke folow them Examples out of the new Testamen IOhn Baptist for truth telling to kinge Herod was cast into prisoÌ„ beheaded Iesus Christ our Lord and sauiour after many blasphemies rebukes slaunders and bitter tormentes suffered the moste spitefull deathe of the crosse and so entred into glory The holy marter S. Stephen was stoned vnto death Iames y â— brother of Iohn was beheded What kindnes Peter and Paule wyth the apostles found at the handes of them whose saluatioÌ„ they most diligeÌ„tly sought the histories make mencion Neither I heare speak of those blessed Marters which sence their dayes haue dyed for the confession of gods truthe so that the gospell is not without a cause called of blessed Paul the word of the crosse For all that wil liue godly in Christ Ie su saith he shall suffer persecution I saw saith Sainct Iohn vnder the altar the soules of them that were killed for the woord of god and for the testimonyâ—… whiche they
be temperate in eatyng and drinking And of so honest and cleanly coÌ„uersation that we geue no man occasion of euyll Graunte nowe that in steade of our old fayned works we may be occupied with suche fruites of thy holy spirite as thy worde maketh mencion of GrauÌ„te now that according to the wholsom monition of thy blessed apostle Peter and of al the scripture besyde we may be faithful true obedieÌ„t vnto the king our soueraigne Lord and Supreme head immediatly vnder Christ. And not only vnto al such officers as be seÌ„t of him but also vnto al such wholsoÌ„ lawes iniunetions as by his autority be made for y e tranquilt ty and wealth of vs his subiects Graunt now that we al may encrease in y e knowledg of the that our youth may be brought vp in vertue that children may obey their fathers mothers that seruauntes may be true to their maisters that landlordes may be gentle to their tenantes that husbands may be louing to their wiues and wiues likewise to their husbandes that men may kepe their houshold in the feare knowledge of thee y e idle people may be set to labour that al such as be poore in dede may be wel and louingly prouided for Graunt y e for the loue of thee we may fede y â— huÌ„gry geue drink to y â— thirsty cloth y e naked geue lodging to theÌ„ that be harbourlesse â—…urye the dead visite theÌ„ that be in prison helpe such as be in sycknesse Finally graunt now most mercifull father that whatsoeuer thou forbiddest we may forbeare it and whatsoeuer thou â–ª coÌ„maundest we may euery one in his calling performe the same and so coÌ„tinue in thy seruice till our liues ends that al our thoughts words deds may redound vn to y e glory of thee now euermore AmeÌ„ Thankes be geuen to God Obedience vnto our Princeâ—… and loue to our neighboures For the Cytie or towne wherin thou dwellest EXcept thou O mercifull lorde God almighty kepe the citye the watchmen wake but in vain that kepe it Therfor O lord god send thy holy spirit into y â— harts of them which rule our citye or town to the intent that we with them they with vs may liue in thy godlye feare so that it may goe well with vs. And suffer vs not good Lord to put our truste any more in worldly power as money horse weapon artillery gunnes or strong walles but much rather in thee which arte adefender of al them that put their whole affiaunce and trust in thee For kinges Princes and Rulars O Lord of Lords Iesus Christ thou art an example and glasse or myror of theÌ„ which gouern and beare rule of realmes couÌ„treis cities whome they ought to folowe for thou art the best and the wisest and therfore canst thou not erre nor doe any other thing but wel Uouchsafe with the lyghte of thy clearnes and wyth the fyre of thy loue to kindle the hartes of al such as thou through thy godly prouideÌ„ce hast instituted and ordayned to be rulers ouer the people to the intent that they through thee as by a fore going light may see and perceiue what is best to be done and fulfyl the same and that they taking thee alwaies for a sure mark of their eye do not that thing which only semeth good in their syghte but that which may be to thy honour to our profitte and to their health and saluation to the intent also that they may iustly and duly minister execute their office geueÌ„ vnto theÌ„ of thee so that we with theÌ„ they with vs maye lead a peaceable vertuous and quiet life So be it Wheu thou goest to thy labour or worke O Most kynd and gentle heauenly father thou knowest and hast taught vs how great the weakenes of man is so that no man without thy godly helpe can do any thing Thus voâ—…chiafe to send vs thy ho ly spirit y e he may strengtheÌ„ styrre indu our vnderstaÌ„ding reasoÌ„ in al things y e we this daye outwardlye shal goe aboute take in hande or it that we in wardlye shall think or haue in minde to the intent that it may be done to thy glorye and to y â— profite of our neighbour A Prayer for a godly life IT greatly greueth vs O mercifull Father and euerlasting God that we thorow the greâ—…ous and continuall assaults of our enemies are not able to passe ouer our yeres in this worlde with such puritie of life as we ought and as thou requirest of vs. Uerely we are on euery parte so besieged and compassed round about of oure aduersaries that scarsely at any time we can be free from their pestiferous deadly darts nor yet haue so much respite as once to breath toward true godlines Oh moste louing Lord thou art our Father and we thy children conuenient therfore is it that we thy children represent and openlye declare in oure conuersation the maners of thee our father Thou art good gentle louing suffring holy righteous faithful c. It therfore becommeth vs thy children in our liuing to practise goodnes gentlenes loue charitie mercy patience longe suffering holines righteousnes faith c ¶ Thou haste geuen vs an example that euen as thou hast done so we likewise should do If we say we dwell in thee we ought to walke as thou haste walked For thou hast called vs not to vnclennes but vnto holines Thou hast deliuered vs from y â— power of our enemies that we being w tout feare should serue theâ—… in holines and righteous nes all the dayes of our life The bloude of thy sonne Iesu Christe hath clensed vs from al sinne net that we shoulde continue in darkenes but rather walke in the light as thou art in light Thy louing kindnes hath appeared vnto all men not that we shoulde followe vngodlines and worldly iustes but that we should liue soberly righteously and godly in this present worlde Thou diddest chose vs in Christ before the foundacions of the world were layde that we should be holy and without blame before thee through him We are thy workemanship created in Christ Iesu vnto all good woorkes which thou ordayneste afore that wee shoulde walke in them Forasmuche then as all the benefytes which thou haste bestowed vppon vs are geuen vnto this eâ—…de that we should walk worthy of thy kindnesse represent thy maners in our coÌ„uersation mortifye the fleshe and the lustes thereof haue nothing to do with Sathan nor the world but leade a good life garnished full of good workes and in all pointes fashioned after the rule of thy blessed words we moste hartely pray thee to endue vs with thy holy spirit which may take away our stony hart and geue vs a new fleshly and soft harte kil that olde man in vs whiche is corrupt thorow deceiuable lustes and fashion in vs that new man which is made after thy image