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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 most horrible and damnable sin, the sin against the holy ghost.
Against the most horible and damnable sinne, the synne against the holy ghost.
IF the Devil which seeketh nothing but thy destruction, labour so to harden thy heart that thou contrary to thy knowledge even of a pretensed & wilful malice shouldst impugn the truth of Christs gospel, and persecute the same in his members, and so sin against the holy ghost, and blaspheme the Lord thy God unto the damnation both of thy body and soul, look that above all things in this be half thou leavest not unto his wicked temptations if thou •enderest thine own salvation, but rather withal thy power resist him by calling these holy scriptures unto thy remembrance.
IF the Deuill which seketh nothing but thy des•ruction, labour so to harden thy harte that thou contrary to thy knowledge euen of a pretensed & wilful malice shouldst impugn the truth of Christs gospel, and persecute the same in his menbers, and so sinne against the holye ghost, and blaspheme the Lorde thy God vnto the damnation both of thy bodye and soule, loke that aboue al thinges in this be halfe thou leauest not vnto his wicked temtations if thou •enderest thyne owne saluation, but rather withal thy power resist him by calling these holye scriptures vnto thy remembraunce.