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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… › Examples out of the new Testament.[figure] › ☞ Remedyes agaynst all kyndes of temptations. › Against the grosse and fantasticall opinion of the papistes, which… › Examples out of the newe Testament.

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When Jesus had spoke these things,¹ while the Disciples beheld him, he was taken up on high, and a cloud received him up out of their sight.

When Iesus had spoke these things,¹ whyle the Disciples beheld him, he was taken vp on hye, and a cloud receyued him vp out of their sight.

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And while they looked up steadfastly to ward heaven, as he went, behold two men stood by them in white apparel, which also said: ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gassing up to heaven? This same Jesus which is taken from you into heaven, shall so come, even as ye have seen him go into heaven.

And while they loked vp stedfastly to ward heauen, as he went, behold two men stode by them in whyte aparell, whiche also sayde: ye men of Galyle, why stande ye gasyng vp to heauen? This same Iesus which is taken from you into heauen, shall so come, euen as ye haue sene him go into heauen.

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Stephen being full of the holy ghost,¹ looked up steadfastly with his eyes into heaven,⟨image 43⟩ and saw the glory of god, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, and said. Behold I see the heavens open, & the son of man standing 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…

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

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.

☞ Sentences out of the old Testament

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