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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.
In like manner the Lord swore a truth1 unto David, and will not go from it. I will saith he, set upon thy seat one of the fruit of the womb. Here Christ, which before was called the seed of a woman, & the seed of Abraham, is called the fruit of Davids womb.
In like maner the Lord swore a truth1 vnto Dauid, and wyll not go from it. I wil saith he, set vpon thy seat one of the fruite of the wombe. Here Christ, which before was called the sede of a woman, & the sede of Abrahā, is called the fruite of Dauids wōbe.
- 1Psal. 1• ▪
☞ What can be spoken more plainly, to declare and prove, that Christ came of the seed of David as concerning his flesh? If Christ be the fruit of Davids belly, I mean concerning his posterity (for Mary the mother of Christ, came of the stock and kindred of David) so doth ⟨image 30⟩it evidently follow that Christ passed not through the womb of his mother without any part• king of y• natural substance of his mother as y• water passeth and runneth through the pipe, and yet receiveth no part of the pipes substance, but rather that he took a perfect body of substance of his mother, and so became true and perfect man. Otherwise should not he have ben the fruit of Davids belly, neither should God have kept his oath and promise made unto David. But let God be true and all heretics liars.