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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.
☞ I feyther Satan with his subtle suggesti once, or any of his deceitful work men with their crafty reasons and falsifying the holy scrip tures, go about to persuade thee that Jesus Christ the son of God, took no flesh of that blessed virgin Mary his mother, but brought his body with him from heaven, enarme thy sel•e with these authorities of gods word against their pestilent and damnable darts.
☞ I feyther Sathan wyth hys subtle suggesti ons, or anye of hys decetifull worke men wyth theyr crafty reasons and falsifiyng the holy scrip tures, goe about to perswade thee that Iesus Christ the sonne of God, tooke no fleshe of that blessed virgine Mary hys mother, but brought hys body wyth hym from heauen, enarme thy sel•e wyth these authorities of gods worde against theyr pestilent and damnable dartes.
I will set enmity between thee and1 the woman, between thy seed and her seed. The very self same seed shall tread down thy head, and thou shalt tread upon his heel.
I will set enmitie betwene thee and1 the woman, betwene thy seede and her seede. The verye selfe same seede shall treade downe thy head, and thou shalte tread vpon his hele.
In thee all kindreds of the earth shall be blessed.
In thee all kynreds of the earth shal be blessed.
The sceptre shall not depart from1 Judah, and a law giver from between his feet, until S•lo come, and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. He shall bind his fool unto the vine, & his Asses colt unto the branch. He washed ⟨p. 18⟩his garment in wine, and his man till in the blood of grapes. His eyes are redder then wine, and his teethe whiter then milk.
The scepter shall not departe from1 Iuda, and a lawe geuer from betwene his fete, vntil S•lo come, and vnto him shall the gathering of the people be. He shall bynde his fole vnto the vine, & hys Asses colte vnto the braunche. He washed ⟨p. 18⟩his garment in wyne, and his man till in the bloud of grapes. His eyes are redder then wine, and his teethe whiter then mylke.
I will raise them up a Prophet from1 among their brethren like unto thee, & will put my words in his mouth, & he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him, and whosoever will not har ken unto the words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
I will raise them vp a Prophet from1 among their brethreb lyke vn to thee, & wil put my wordes in hys mouth, & he shal speake vnto them all that I shal cō maūd him, and whosoeuer wil not har ken vnto the wordes whiche hee shall speake in my name, I wyll require it of hym.
I will set up thy seed after thee, which1 shall be of thy sons, and will stablish his kingdom. He shall build me an house and I will stablish his seat for ever. I will be his father, and he shall be my son, and I will not put away my mercy from him, as I did from him y• was before thee, but I will set him in my house, and in my kingdom for ever, & his seat shall be sure for ever.
I wil set vp thy sede after thee, which1 shall be of thy sonnes, and will stablish his kingdō. He shall build me an house and I will stablish his seate for euer. I will bee his father, and he shall bee my sonne, and I wil not put away my mercy from him, as I did from him y• was before thee, but I will set him in my house, and in my kingdome for euer, & his seate shall be sure for euer.
I have sworn once by my holiness, y• 1I will not fail David. His seed shall ⟨image 27⟩endure for ever, and his seat also like as the sun before me. He shall stand for ever more as the moon, and as the faithful witness in heaven.
I haue sworne once by my holines, y• 1I will not fayle Dauid. Hys seede shall ⟨image 27⟩endure for euer, and his seate also like as the sunne before me. He shall stande for euer more as the moone, and as the faithfull witnes in heauen.
Unto us a child shall be borne, & unto1 us a child shall be given, upon his shoulder shall the kingdom lye, & he shall be called with his own name, the wondrous giver of counsel, the mighty god the everlasting father, the prince of peace he shall make no end to increase the kingdom and peace, and shall sit upon the seat of David, and in his kingdom to set up the same, to establish it with equity and righteousness from henceforth for ever more. This shall the jealousy of the Lord of hosts bring to pass.
Unto vs a child shal be borne, & vnto1 vs a child shal be geuen, vpō his shoulder shall the kingdome lye, & he shall be called with his owne name, the wonde rous geuer of councell, the mighty god the euerlasting father, ye prince of peacer he shall make no ende to encrease the kingdome and peace, and shall sit vpon the seate of Dauid, and in his kingdom to set vp the same, to establish it with equitie and rightousnes from henceforth for euer more. This shall the gelousy of the Lord of hostes bring to passe.