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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.
Jesus saith Luke, grew in wisdom1 and age, this also declareth Christ to to be true man, seeing he grew in age and strength of body yea and also in wisdom after the manner of other children, all though in the gifts of the mind he far excelled all other men, as the Scriptures testify. God saith David, even thy God hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. S. John Baptist also speaketh of Christ on this manner. God giveth not the spirit by me sure unto him.
IEsus sayth Luke, grew in wisedome1 and age, thys also declareth Christ to to be true man, seyng he grew in age and strength of bodye yea and also in wisedome after the maner of other children, all though in the gyftes of the mynde he farre excelled all other men, as the Scriptures testifie. God sayth Dauid, euen thy God hath annoynted thee with the oyle of gladnesse aboue thy fellowes. S. Ihon Baptist also spea keth of Christ on this manner. God geueth not the spirit by me sure vnto him.
☞ If Christ had brought his body with him •ō heaven so could not Christs body have ben a natural body, nor have grown after the man ner of other children but should have been as big when it came from heaven into the Virgins womb, as it was on the same day that it was put to death. But the holy Scriptures teach us, that Christ is the fruit of Mary's womb, that he is her son, that he was borne a little child, and grew in age after the manner of other children until he became a perfect man. It therefore truly followeth, that he brought not his body with him from heaven, or I know not from whence▪ as the wicked Anabaptists teach at this present, but that he unfeignedly, took it of Mary his mother and is her true and natural son formed & made of the nature and substance of her body. Let God therefore be true, and all Heretics liars.