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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.
Against the gross and fantastical opinion of the papists, which affirm that Christs natural body and blood, is carnally eaten and drunken in the lords supper.
Against the grosse and fantasticall opinion of the papistes, which affirme that Christes naturall body and bloud, is carnally eaten and dronken in the lordes supper.
IF the devil or the pope, or any of their imps go about with sophistical reasons to persuade thee, that Christ is natural in the sacramental bread and wine, or that the bread and wine is turned unto the real and natural body & blood of Christ: even as he received it of the blessed Virgin: suffer not thy self to be beguiled and mocked, but valiantly resist them with these sentences and histories of Gods most holy word.
IF the deuill or the pope, or any of their impes go about with sophisticall reasons to persuade thee, that Christ is naturall in the sacramentall bread and wyne, or that the bread and wine is turned vnto the reall and naturall body & bloud of Christ: euen as he receaued it of the blessed Uirgine: suffer not thy selfe to bee beguiled and mocked, but valiauntly resiste them wyth these sentences and histories of Gods moste holye worde.