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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.
Christ being Bishop of good things1 to come, came by a greater and a more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this manner building, neither by the blood of Goats, and Calves, but by his own blood he entered in, once for all into the holy place, and found eternal redemption. For if the blood of Oxen and Goats, and the ashes of an Heifer, when it was sprinkled, purified the unclean, as touching the purifying of the flesh: how much more shall the blood of Christ which through the eternal spirit, offered himself without spot to God, ⟨image 53⟩purge your consciences from dead works to serve the living god.
Christ being Byshop of good thinges1 to come, came by a greater and a more perfecte tabernacle, not made wyth handes, that is to saye, not of thys manner buildyng, neyther by the bloude of Goates, and Calues, but by hys owne bloude he entred in, once for all into the holy place, and founde eternall redemption. For if the bloud of Oxen and Goates, and the ashes of an Heyfer, when it was sprinckled, purifyed the vncleane, as touchyng the purifyeng of the fleshe: howe muche more shall the bloude of Christ which thorowe the eternall spirite, offered himselfe without spotte to God, ⟨image 53⟩purge your consciences from dead workes to serue the liuing god.
- 1Hebr. 1•
And for this cause is he the mediator tour of the new Testament, that through death which chanced for the redden tion of these transgressions that were in the first Testament, they which were called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.