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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.
☞ He saith not, that he was made afore of the elements in the air or that he brought his b• •y with him from heaven, but that he was made of a woman, that is to say, took his beginning and natural substance of Mary his mother, concerning his humanity.
☞ He sayth not, that he was made afore of the elementes in the ayre or that he brought hys b• •y with hym from heauen, but that he was made of a woman, that is to say, tooke hys begynnyng and naturall substaunce of Mary hys mother, concernyng hys humanitie.
☞ This name Mediator, proveth Christ both God and man. For he that should be a mediator between God and man, set them at one y• were at debate, make peace among them that before did disagree, and conjoin them to perpetual amity, which before were enemies one to another, yea and by his own dignity, worthiness and justice, make a love day for ever and ever, between God and man, must have in him both the nature of God and the nature of man. Christ is that one and alone mediator, which hath by his death ad passion set God and man together in an everlasting peace and quietness, which before through sin we are at strife and debate. As Christ therefore is true God, so is he true man, God I say, of God the father, and man of us, of our flesh and of our blood, or else should blessed Paul err, which calleth him a mediator But let God be true, & all heretics liars.