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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 mens traditions and unwritten verities. › ☞ Sentences out of the new Testament.[figure] › ☞ Remedyes agaynst all kyndes of temptations. › Against mens traditions and vnwritten verities. › ☞ Sentences out of the new 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 no more children from henceforth,¹ wandering and carried with every wind of doctrine, by the wiliness of men & crafts: whereby they lay await for us to deceive us, but let us follow the truth in love, and in all things grow in him which is thy head: that is to say Christ.

Be no more children from hēceforth,¹ wandring and caried with euerye winde of doctrine, by the wilines of men & crafts: whereby they lay awaite for vs to deceiu• vs, but let vs follow the truth in loue, and in all thinges growe in him whiche is thy head: that is to say Christ.

1Ephe. 3

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Caste away ungodly & old wives fables,¹ exercise thy self unto godliness.

Caste away vngodlye & olde wiues fables,¹ exercise thy self vnto godlines.

11 Tim. 4.

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If any man teach otherwise, & is not

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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…

Examples out of the new Testament.

Examples out of the newe Testament.

Against the following of ungodly forefathers.

Against the folowing of vngodly forefathers.

Sentences out of the old Testament:

Sentences out of the olde Testament:

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36