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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 new Testament:[figure] › ☞ Remedyes agaynst all kyndes of temptations. › Against Fornication and adultry. › Sentences out of the new 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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Keep thy self pure and honest.

Kepe thy self pure and honest.

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Avoid the lusts of youth, but follow righteousness, faith, love, and peace, with ⟨image 99⟩them that call on the Lord with a pure hart.

Auoyd the lustes of youth, but follow righteousnes, faithe, loue, and peace, wyth ⟨image 99⟩them that call on the Lorde with a pure hart.

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Wedlock is honourable among all men:¹ and the bed undefiled, but whoremongers and adulterers god will condemn.

Wedlock is honorable among all mē:¹ and the bed vndefiled, but whoremongers and adulterers god wil condemne.

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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…

¶ Sentences out of the new Testament.

Against Covetousness.

Against Couetousnes.

Sentences out of the old Testament.

Sentences out of the olde Testament.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36