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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 heresy of them which hold that Jesus Christ the sonne… › Sentences out of the old Testament.[figure] › ☞ Remedyes agaynst all kyndes of temptations. › Against the heresie of them vvhich hold that Iesus Christ the sonne… › Sentences out of the olde Testament.

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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.

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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• ¹

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