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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 slackness of doing good works.
Against the slacknes of doyng good workes.
IF that futtle Satan by his crafty persuasions would at any time make thee believe that thou art so thoroughly justified by faith alone, and so perfectly saved by Christ only, that thou needest not do any good works nor yet bring forth the fruits of faith according to thy profession but live as thou lust, and do what thou wilt, so at the full art thou saved through faith in Christ, take hed• thou be not deceived with this painted visor, but rather to the utteri•ost of thy power, labour to con firm thy faith with the plenteous doing of good works working thine own salvation as blessed Paul saith with fear and trembling. And that thou mayest be the better encouraged so to do, set these sentences and examplee of the holy scriptures ever before the eyes of thy mind.1
IF that futtle Sathan by his crafty persuasions woulde at any time make thee beleue that thou art so thorowly iustified by faith alone, and so perfectly saned by Christe onelye, that thou nedes• not do any good workes nor yet bring forth the frutes of faith according to thy profession but liue as thou lust, and do what thou wilt, so at the full art thou saued thorow faith in Christe, take hed• thou be not deceiued with this painted visar, but rather to the vtteri•ost of thy power, labour to cō firme thy faith with the plenteous doynge of good workes workyng thinc owne saluation as blessed Paule saith with feare and trembling. And that thou maiest be the better encouraged so to do, set these sentences and examplee of the holy scripturs euer before the eies of thy minde.