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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.
The Prophet Isaiah doth lively describe,1 paint & set forth both the mother of Christ, and Christ him self in these words: The Lord, saith he, shall give you a token. Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Emanuel, But ter & honey shall he eat, y• he may know to refuse the evil and chose the good.
THe Prophet Esay doth lyuely describe,1 painte & set forth both the mother of Christ, and Christ him selfe in these wordes: The Lord, sayth he, shall geue you a token. Beholde a virgine shall conceyue and beare a sonne, and thou shalt cal his name Emanuel, But ter & hony shall he eate, y• he may know to refuse the euill and chose the good.
☞ First as concerning Christs mother, we learn here that she was a pure and undefiled maid, and that she, and not the heaven nor the air conceived and brought forth Christ her son. In that she conceived and brought forth Christ, it is evident that she was unfeignedly Christs natural mother, ministers part of her •bstaunce to the performing and making a• her son through Gods operation, and did the duty and office of a true mother in all points. And where as the Prophet calleth Christ her •onne he declareth manifestly. that Christ took his flesh of the substance of his mother Mary ⟨p. 22⟩