Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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¶ The .iiij. Chapter.
¶ Wysdome and her frutes ought to be searched.
A Heare, O ye chyldren, the fatherly exhortacyon,
and take good heade, that
ye maye lerne wysdome. For I haue
geuen you a good doctryne, forsake nott ye
my lawe. For when I my selfe was my fathers
deare sonne, and t&ebar;derly beloued of my
mother: he taught me also, and sayde vnto
me: note Lett thyne herte receaue my wordes,
kepe my commaundementes, and thou shalt
lyue. Get the wysdome: and get the vnderstanding:
forget not þe; wordes of my mouth,
and shrynke not from them. Forsake her not
and she shall preserue the: loue her, and she
shall kepe the. The chefe poynte of wysdome
is,
B that thou be wyllynge to optayne wysedome:
and before all thy goodes to gett the
vnderstandynge. noteMake moche of her and
she shall promote the: Yee, yf thou embrace
her, she shall brynge the vnto honoure.
She shall make the a gracyous heed, and
garnysshe the with a crowne of glory. Heare
my sonne, and receaue my wordes and the
yeares of thy lyfe shall be many. I haue shewed
the, the waye of wysdome, and ledd the
into the ryght pathes. So that yf thou goest
therin, there shall no straytenes hynder the:
and when thou runnest, thou shalte not fall.
C Take fast holde of doctryne, and let her nott
go: kepe her, for she is thy lyfe. noteCome nott
in the pathe of the vngodly: and walke nott
in the waye of the wycked. Abhorre it, and
go not therin: departe asyde, and passe ouer
by it. For they cannot slepe, excepte they haue
fyrst done some myschefe: nether take they
anye reste, excepte they haue fyrst done some
harme. For they eate the breade of wyckednesse,
and dryncke the wyne of robberye.
The pathe of the ryghtewes shyneth as the
lyght, that is euer brighter and brighter vnto
the perfect daye.
D But the waye of the vngodly
is as the darcknesse: they knowe nott
where they fall. noteMy sonne, marcke my
wordes, and enclyne thyne eare vnto my sayinges.
Let th&ebar; not departe from thyne eyes:
but kepe them euen in the myddest of thyne
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herte. For they are lyfe vnto all those that
fynde th&ebar;, and health vnto all theyr bodyes.
Kepe thyne herte with all dilig&ebar;ce, for there
vpon hangeth lyfe. Put awaye from the
a frowarde mouth, ∧ let the lyppes of sclaunder
be farre from the. Let thyne eyes beholde
the thyng þt; is ryght, and let thyne eye lyddes
loke strayght before the. P&obar;dre the path
of thy fete, and let all thy wayes be ordred a
ryght. noteTurne not asyde, nether to þe; ryght
hande net to the lefte, but witholde thy fote
from euell. (For the Lorde knoweth the wayes that
are on the ryght hande. As for the wayes that be on the lyfte
hande, they be frowarde. For he shall directe thy goynges,
and thy wayes shall he guyde in peace.
Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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