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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 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.
☞ Christ was borne, wrapped in cloutes, layd in a maunger, sede, circumcised, embrased in armes, grewe, was made stronge in spirite, profited in wisedome and age, hungred, thyrsted, eate, dranke, wept, was wery, slept, reioyced, was moued with wrath and indignation, sorowed, was heauy, sad, was in such an agony, that his sweat was lyke drops of bloud trickelyng downe to the grounde, feared death, and at the last suffered the most spytefull death of the crosse, and was buryed. All these are manifest tokens and euident signes of Christes true man hoode. Neyther could he haue done or suffered these thynges▪ if he had a fantasticall body or a body brought from heauen. Let God therfore be true, and all heretikes lyers.
Christ after his resurrection appeared1 unto his disciples & said unto them peace be unto you. The disciples being abashed & afraid, & supposing that they had seen a spirit, he said unto them, why are ye troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is even I my self handle me & see. For a spirit hath not flesh & bones, as ye see me have.
CHrist after his resurrectiō appeared1