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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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Be make and lowly to hear the word¹ of god, that thou mayest understand, and bring forth a wise and true answer.

Be make and lowly to heare the word¹ of god, that thou mayest vnderstand, and bring forth a wise and true answer.

1Eccle. 5

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Have all thy pleasure in the ¹commandments of god, and in his laws be thou most of all occupied, and he shall give thee an hart, and a desire of wisdom shall be given thee.

Haue all thy pleasure in the commaun¹ dements of god, and in his lawes be thou most of al occupied, and he shall geue thee an hart, and a desire of wisdome shal be ge uen thee.

1Eccle. 7

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Be not slack to believe the word of¹ God.

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