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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.

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.

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Blessed are they ye search his testimonies¹ & seek after him with their whole heart.

Blessed are thei ye search his testimonies¹ & seeke after him with their whole harte.

1Psal. 117.

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Thou hast given strait charge that thy commandments should be kept.

Thou hast geuen strait charge that thy commaundements should be kept.

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Oh that my ways were stablished to keep thy statutes, then should not I be con founded while I have respect unto all thy commandments.

Oh that my wayes were stablished to kepe thy statutes, then should not I be cō founded while I haue respect vnto all thy commaundements.

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