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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 the following of ungodly forefathers. › Sentences out of the old Testament:[figure] › ☞ Remedyes agaynst all kyndes of temptations. › Against the folowing of vngodly forefathers. › Sentences out of the olde Testament:

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Follow not the multitude to do evil.¹

Folow not the multitude to do euill.¹

1Exod. 23.

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Do not you these things that they¹ have done, which were before you neither be ye defiled in them: I am the Lord your God keep my commandments.

Doo not you these thinges that they¹ haue done, which were before you neither be ye defiled in them: I am the Lord your God kepe my commaundements.

1Leu. 18.

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The Lord sent his prophets to his people,¹ saying: return from your unrighteous ways, and keep my precepts and ceremonies, according to all the law that I commanded your fathers. But they would not hear, but became stifnecked, even as their forefathers were stifnecked, which would not obey the Lord God.

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