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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.
There shall come a rod forth of the kin1 dread of Jesse, & a blossom out of his root. The spirit of the Lord shall light upon ⟨p. 19⟩it, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel & strength the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of god, &c.
There shal come a rod forth of the kin1 dred of Iesse, & a blossō out of his roote. The spirit of the Lord shall light vppon ⟨p. 19⟩it, the spirite of wisedome and vnderstanding, the spirite of councel & strēgth the spirit of knowledge and of the feare of god, &c.
Behold the time cometh saith the1 Lord, that I will raise up the righteous branch of David, which shall bear rule, and discuss matters with wisdom, and set up equity and righteousness again in earth. In his time shall Judah be saved, and Israel shall dwell without fear. And this is the name that they shall call him, even the lord our righteous maker.2
Behold the tyme commeth sayth the1 Lord, that I will raise vp the righteous braunche of Dauid, which shall beare rule, and discusse matters with wisdō, and set vp equitie and righteousnesse agayne in earth. In his tyme shall Iuda be saued, and Israell shal dwel without feare. And this is the name yt they shall cal him, euē ye lord our rightous maker.