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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 Covetousness. › Sentences out of the old Testament.[figure] › ☞ Remedyes agaynst all kyndes of temptations. › Against Couetousnes. › Sentences out of the olde Testament.

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Thou shalt take no gifts, for gifts¹ blind the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

Thou shalt take no giftes, for giftes¹ blinde the wise, and peruert the wordes of the righteous.

1Exod. •

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Thou shalt not do thy neighbour wrong¹ neither violently oppress him. Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgement, in mete yard, in weight or in measure. True balances, true weights, a true Epha and a true Hin, shall ye have.

Thou shalt not do thy neighbour wronge¹ neither violently oppresse him. Ye shal do no vnrighteousnes in iudgement, in mete yard, in weighte or in measure. True ballances, true weightes, a true Epha and a true Hin, shall ye haue.

1•eu. 12.

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Fire shall consume the houses of such¹

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