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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.
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.1
Dearely beloued I besech you as straū gers and pilgrimes, abstaine from fleshly lustes, which fight against the soule. And see y• ye haue honest conuersation among the heathen, that they which backbite you as ill doers, maye see your good works, and prayse God in the day of visitation.1
If we say we have fellowship with god, and yet walk in darkness, we lie, & do not the truth. But if we walk in light, even as he is in light, then have we fellowship with him, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son maketh us clean from all sin.
If we say we haue felowship with god, and yet walke in darknes, we lie, & do not the truth. But if we walke in light, euen as he is in light, then haue we fellowship with hym, and the bloude of Iesu Christ hys sonne maketh vs cleane frō all sinne.
He that doth righteousness, is righteous.