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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.
☞ Christ in many places of the holy scripture is called the son of David▪ not only because he was promised unto David, but because he came of his kindred, and took flesh any blood of his stock and family even of the most undefi•ed virgin Mary his mother Christ therefore is true and perfect man of the blessed virgin▪ & had no fantastical nor heavenly body. Let God ⟨p. 28⟩therefore be true, and all heretics liars.
☞ Christ in many places of the holy scripture is called the sonne of Dauid▪ not onely because hee was promysed vnto Dauid, but bycause he came of his kynred, and tooke flesh any bloud of his stocke and family euen of the most vndefi•ed virgine Mary hys mother Christ therfore is true and perfect man of the blessed virgine▪ & had no fantasticall nor heauenly body. Let God ⟨p. 28⟩therfore be true, and all heretikes lyers.
☞ Christ was borne, wrapped in clouts, laid in a manger, seed, circumcised, embraced in arms, grew, was made strong in spirit, profited in wisdom and age, hungered, thirsted, eat, drank, wept, was weary, slept, rejoiced, was moved with wrath and indignation, sorrowed, was heavy, sad, was in such an agony, that his sweat was like drops of blood trickling down to the ground, feared death, and at the last suffered the most spiteful death of the cross, and was buried. All these are manifest tokens and evident signs of Christs true man hood. Neither could he have done or suffered these things▪ if he had a fantastical body or a body brought from heaven. Let God therefore be true, and all heretics liars.