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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 lying. slandering and filthy or unclean talk › Sentences out of the old Testament.[figure] › ☞ Remedyes agaynst all kyndes of temptations. › ¶ Agaynste lying. slaunderinge and fylthy or vncleane talke › Sentences out of the olde Testament.

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There be six things that God hateth,¹ and the seventh he utterly abhorreth. A proud countenance, a lying tong, hands defiled with innocent blood, an heart imagining wicked counsels, feet swift unto mischief, a false witness, the sower of discord among brethren.

There be sixe things that God hateth,¹ and the seuenth hee vtterlye abhorreth. A proude countenaunce, a lying tong, hands defiled with innocent bloud, an harte imagining wicked councels, feete swifte vnto mischiefe, a false witnesse, the sower of discorde among brethren.

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Lying lips are abomination to the lord:¹ ⟨image 90⟩but they that do faithfully, please him.

Liyng lips are abhominatiō to the lord:¹ ⟨image 90⟩but they that do faithfully, please him.

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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 old Testament.

☞ Examples out of the olde Testament.

Sentences out of the new Testament:

Examples out of the new Testament.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

☞ Examples out of the old Testament.

☞ Examples out of the olde Testament.

Sentences out of the new Testament:

Examples out of the new Testament.

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