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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 such as go about to dissuade the christen people from the… › ☞ Sentences out of the old Testament.[figure] › ☞ Remedyes agaynst all kyndes of temptations. › Against suche as go about to disswade the christen people from the… › ☞ Sentences out of the olde Testament.

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Let my doctrine increase as rain, and¹ my speech flow as doth the dew. Even as the rain upon the grass, and the drops upon the herb.

Let my doctrine encrease as rayne, and¹ my speach flow as doth the dew. Euen as the rayne vppon the grasse, and the drops vpon the herbe.

1Deut. 32.

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Take to heart all the words which I testify unto you this day that ye command your children to observe and do all these words of this law. For it is no vain word to you, but it is your life, and this word shall prolong your life.

Take to heart all the wordes which I testifie vnto you this day that ye cōmaūd your children to obserue and do all these woordes of this lawe. For it is no vayne worde to you, but it is your lyfe, and this worde shall prolong your life.

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Be strong and very bold, that thou¹ ⟨p. 47⟩mayest keep and do every thing according to the law that Moses my servant commanded thee.

Be strong and verye bolde, that thou

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