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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…
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
London: printed by John Day, 1566London: printed by Iohn Day, 1566
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.
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.
IF Satan our old adversary with his handmaid, the flesh shall at any time move thee to forsake God and his holy word▪ by considering the flourishing and triumphant estate of the wicked worldlings, and the to much miserable and base trade of the Lords servants and professors of gods truth, which live in all kind of misery. wretchedness and poverty, and are piteously oppressed of the tyrants of this world, when on the contrary part the ungodly have all things at their own pleasure, and live at their hearts ease without disturbance for lack of temporal things: consent no• to his subtle assaults▪ but manfully resist them, considering with thy self, that though the ungodly reign in tis world, and have the uppermost hand yet shall their end be miserable when the poor afflicted for Gods cause shall altar their manifold temptations be rewarded with perpetual joy, and everlasting glory. and that thou mayest be the more assuredly persuaded in these things▪ call to remembrance these holy scriptures following.