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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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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.

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He that doth righteousness, is righteous.¹ He that committeth sin, is of the devil, for the devil sinneth from the beginning.

He that doth righteousnes, is righteus.¹ He that cōmitteth sinne, is of the deuill, for the deuil sinneth from the beginning.

11. John. 3.1. Iohn. 3.

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See ye be doers of the word, and not¹ hearers only, deceiving your selves.

See ye be doers of the worde, and not

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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.

☞ Examples out of the old Testament.

☞ Examples out of the olde Testament.

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