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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 the slackness of doing good works. › Sentences out of the new Testament[figure] › ☞ Remedyes agaynst all kyndes of temptations. › Against the slacknes of doyng good workes. › Sentences out of the new Testament

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.

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The sure ground of God remaineth & hath this seal. the lord knoweth them y• are his: and let every man that calleth on the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

The suer grounde of God remaineth & hath this seale. the lorde knoweth them y• are his: and let euery man that calleth on the name of Christ depart from iniquitye.

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Lusts of youth look thou avoid & follow ⟨image 136⟩righteousness, faith, love, & pear with them that call on the Lord with a pure hart.¹

Lusts of youth loke thou auoyd & folow ⟨image 136⟩righteousnes, fayth, loue, & peare wt them that call on the Lord with a pure hart.¹

11. Pet. 2.

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Dearly beloved I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which fight against the soul. And see y• ye have honest conversation among the heathen, that they which backbite you as ill doers, may see your good works, and praise God in the day of visitation.

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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 troublous tempests of sickness, of loss of goods or any other kind of adversity.

Against the troublous tempestes of sicknes, of losse of goods or any other kinde of aduersitie.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Examples out of the new Testament.

Against the troublous tempests of sickness, of loss of goods or any other kind of adversity.

Against the troublous tempestes of sicknes, of losse of goods or any other kinde of aduersitie.

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