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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…

Name: The governance of virtue teaching all faithful christia[n]s, how they ought daily to lead…
Author: Thomas Becon

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

Thomas Becon 1512–1567London: printed by John Day, 1566London: printed by Iohn Day, 1566

[8], 80, 38-53, 46-95, [9] leaves : ill., port. · 64k words · STC 1727 · ESTC S101289

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[figure] › ☞ Remedies against all kinds of temptations. › Against the gross and fantastical opinion of the papists, which… › Sentences out of the new Testament.[figure] › ☞ Remedyes agaynst all kyndes of temptations. › Against the grosse and fantasticall opinion of the papistes, which… › Sentences out of the new Testament.

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:340p. 33

He that descended is even the same also that ascended up▪ even above all heavens to fulfil all things.

He that descended is euen the same also that ascended vp▪ euen aboue all heauens to fulfil al thinges.

:341p. 33

God hath exalted Christ on high & given¹ him a name, which is above all ⟨image 42⟩names, that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow both in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.

God hath exalted Christ on high & geuen¹ him a name, whiche is aboue all ⟨image 42⟩names, that in the name of Iesus euery knee should bowe bothe in heauen, and thinges in earth, and things vnder the earth.

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If ye be risen again with Christ,¹ seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

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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…

Examples out of the new Testament.

Examples out of the newe Testament.

Against the plucking away of thy trust and confidence from Christ and his merits, to put it in the merits of other creatures or in thine own good works, or in the intercession of saints, or the sacrifice of the Popish Mass.

Against the plucking away of thy trust and confidence from Christ and his merites, to put it in the merites of other creatures or in thine owne good workes, or in the intercession of saints, or the sacrifice of the Popish Masse.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Examples out of the new Testament.

Examples out of the newe Testament.

Against the plucking away of thy trust and confidence from Christ and his merits, to put it in the merits of other creatures or in thine own good works, or in the intercession of saints, or the sacrifice of the Popish Mass.

Against the plucking away of thy trust and confidence from Christ and his merites, to put it in the merites of other creatures or in thine owne good workes, or in the intercession of saints, or the sacrifice of the Popish Masse.

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