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The governance of virtue teaching all faithful christia[n]s, how they ought daily to lead…The gouernaunce of vertue teaching all faythful christia[n]s, how they oughte daily to leade…

Name: The governance of virtue teaching all faithful christia[n]s, how they ought daily to lead…
Author: Thomas Becon

The governance of virtue teaching all faithful christia[n]s, how they ought daily to lead their life, & fruitfully to spend their time unto the glory of God & the health of their own souls. Newly corrected & augme[n]ted by Thomas Becon. 1566The 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

Thomas Becon 1512–1567London: printed by John Day, 1566London: printed by Iohn Day, 1566

[8], 80, 38-53, 46-95, [9] leaves : ill., port. · 64k words · STC 1727 · ESTC S101289

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[figure] › ☞ Remedies against all kinds of temptations. › Against Fornication and adultery. › Sentences out of the old Testament.[figure] › ☞ Remedyes agaynst all kyndes of temptations. › Against Fornication and adultry. › Sentences out of the olde Testament.

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.

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If mine hart hath lusted after my neighbours¹ wife, or if I have laid weight at his door: Oh then let my wife grind unto another man, and let other men ly• with her. For this is a wickedness and sin that is worthy to be punished, yea a fire that should utterly consume and […] out all my substance.

If mine hart hath lusted after my neighbours¹ wife, or if I haue laid waight at his doore: Oh then let my wife grind vnto another man, and let other men ly• with her. For this is a wickednes and sinne that is worthye to be punished, yea a fire that should vtterly consume and 〈…〉 out al my substaunce.

1•b. 31.

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My son, keep thee well from all ¹whoredom, and beside thy wife see that no •aut ⟨image 96⟩be found in thee.

My sonne, kepe thee well from all whor¹ dom, and beside thy wyfe see that no •aut ⟨image 96⟩be found in thee.

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The governance of virtue teaching all faithful christia[n]s, how they ought daily to lead…The gouernaunce of vertue teaching all faythful christia[n]s, how they oughte daily to leade…

Examples out of the old Testament.

Examples out of the olde Testament.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Examples out of the old Testament.

Examples out of the olde Testament.

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