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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 the bitter storms of persecution of Gods word. › Examples out of the new Testamen.[figure] › ☞ Remedyes agaynst all kyndes of temptations. › Against the bitter stormes of persecution of Gods worde. › Examples out of the new Testamen.

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Examples out of the new Testament.

Examples out of the new Testamen.

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John Baptist for truth telling to king¹ Herod, was cast into prison & beheaded.

IOhn Baptist for truth telling to kinge¹ Herod, was cast into prisō & beheaded.

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Jesus Christ our Lord and saviour after¹ ⟨image 116⟩many blasphemies rebukes, slanders and bitter torments suffered the most spiteful death of the cross, and so entered into glory.

Iesus Christ our Lord and sauiour after¹ ⟨image 116⟩many blasphemies rebukes, slaunders and bitter tormentes suffered the moste spitefull deathe of the crosse, and so entred into glory.

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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 new Testament.

Examples out of the new Testamen.

Against the temptation which the faithful have, when they compare their miseries and wretchedness with the wealth, prosperity▪ and pleasures of the swinish Epicures and wicked worldlings. Where thou also shalt see the miserable end of the ungodly.

Against the temptation which the faithful haue, when they compare their miseries and wretchednes with the welth, prosperitie▪ and pleasures of the swinish Epicures and wicked worldlinges. Where thou also shalt see the misera ble end of the vn godly.

Sentences out of the old Testament.

Sentences out of the olde Testament.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Examples out of the new Testament.

Examples out of the new Testamen.

Against the temptation which the faithful have, when they compare their miseries and wretchedness with the wealth, prosperity▪ and pleasures of the swinish Epicures and wicked worldlings. Where thou also shalt see the miserable end of the ungodly.

Against the temptation which the faithful haue, when they compare their miseries and wretchednes with the welth, prosperitie▪ and pleasures of the swinish Epicures and wicked worldlinges. Where thou also shalt see the misera ble end of the vn godly.

Sentences out of the old Testament.

Sentences out of the olde Testament.

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