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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 infidelity or misbelief. › ☞ Sentences out of the new Testament.[figure] › ☞ Remedyes agaynst all kyndes of temptations. › Agaynst infidelitie or misbelief. › ☞ Sentences out of the new Testament.

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:127p. 9

Above all things take unto you the¹ ⟨p. 9⟩shield of faith whereby ye may be able to quench all the fire darts of the devil.²

Aboue all thinges take vnto you the¹ ⟨p. 9⟩shielde of fayth wherby ye may be able to quēch al the fire dartes of the deuil.²

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2Heb. 11.

:128p. 9

Without faith it is not possible to please god. For he that cometh unto god, must believe that God is, and that he is a rewarder to them that seek him.

Without fayth it is not possible to please god. For he that commeth vnto god, must beleue that God is, and that he is a rewarder to thē that seke him.

:129p. 9

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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.

Against the heresy of such as deny Jesus Christ, to be God.

Agaynst the heresie of such as deny Iesu Christ, to be God.

☞ Sentences out of the old Testament.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

☞ Examples out of the new Testament.

Against the heresy of such as deny Jesus Christ, to be God.

Agaynst the heresie of such as deny Iesu Christ, to be God.

☞ Sentences out of the old Testament.

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