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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 keeping of evil company. › ☞ Sentences out of the new Testament.[figure] › ☞ Remedyes agaynst all kyndes of temptations. › Against keping of euil companye. › ☞ 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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I beseech you brethren, mark them¹ which cause division and give occasions of evil, contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned, and avoid them.

I beseeche you brethern, marke them¹ whiche cause deuision and geue occasions of euil, contrary to the doctrine whiche ye haue learned, and auoide them.

1Rom. 16

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Do ye not know that a little leaven sow¹ reth the whole lump of dow. Purge therefore the old leaven, that ye may be new dow •s ye are sweet bread.

Do ye not know that a litle leuē sow¹ reth the whole lump of dow. Purge therfore the olde leauen, that ye may be newe dow •s ye are swete bread.

1•. Cor. 5

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I wrote unto you that ye should not keep company with whoremongers

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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 Idleness.

Against Idlenes.

Sentences out of the old Testament.

Sentences out of the olde Testament.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36