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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.
Examples out of the old Testament.
When God determined to slay all the1 first borne in the land of Egypt both of man and beast, he commanded his people every man in his house to slay a Lamb of a year old, and without spot, and with the blood thereof to anoint the upper door post, and the two side posts, that when the Angel, which smote the land of Egypt, should see the blood, he might pass over them & not destroy them. This paschal Lamb of the Jews, is a figure of the true Paschal lamb, Jesus Christ the Lord, which is the pure and undefiled lamb of God, which offered him self a sweet smelling sacrifice unto God for us, which never committed sin, and in his mouth no guile was found. For as the blood of the Lamb sprinkled on the door posts of the Israelites did drive away the avenger, and kept harmless the first begotten of the Israelites: so likewise the blood of Christ sprinkled in the hearts of men by •aythe, driveth Satan, sin, death, ⟨p. 38⟩desperation, and hell from them, purifieth their consciences, maketh their hear tes merry, setteth them at one with God, and bringeth everlasting life as Saint John saith. Behold that lamb of god, which taketh away the sin of the world.
When God determined to slea all the1 first borne in the land of Egipt bothe of man and beaste, hee commaunded his people euery man in hys house to slea a Lambe of a yere olde, and without spot, and with the bloud therof to annoynte the vpper doore post, and the two syde postes, that whan the Aungell, whiche smote the land of Egipt, should see the bloud, he mighte passe ouer them & not destroy them. This pascal Lambe of the Iewes, is a figure of the true Pascall lambe, Iesus Christ the Lorde, whiche is the pure and vndefiled lambe of God, whiche offered him selfe a sweete smellynge sacryfice vnto God for vs, which neuer committed synne, and in hys mouth no gyle was founde. For as the bloude of the Lambe sprynckled on the doore postes of the Israelites dydde dryue awaye the auenger, and kepte harmles the fyrst begotten of the Israelites: so lykewyse the bloude of Christ sprinckeled in the heartes of men by aythe, dryueth Sathan, synne, death,