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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.
☞ Examples out of the old Testament.
☞ Examples out of the olde Testament.
The people to whom. Nohe preached, would not amend but went forth to1 nuzzle themselves in all kind of worldly pleasures, and even in the midst of their riotous living, the flood came and drowned them all.
THe people to whome. Nohe preached, woulde not amend but wente forth to1 nousle themselues in all kynde of worldlys pleasures, and euen in the mydes of their riotous liuing, the floude came and drowned them all.
- 1Gen. 7.
The Sodomites laughing Lot and his1 exhortations to scorn, and going forth to offend God with their to much beastlike voluptuousness when they thought themselves to be in most safeguard and furthest from any misfortune, were consumed unto asses with fire and brimstone from heaven.