The principles of Christian Religion necessary to be knowen of all the faythful: set forth to the great profite in trayning vp of all youth, by Tho. Becon.

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The principles of Christian Religion necessary to be knowen of all the faythful: set forth to the great profite in trayning vp of all youth, by Tho. Becon.
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Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.
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Imprinted at London :: By Iohn Daye, dwelling ouer Aldersgate,
An. 1569.
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Church of England -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800.
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☜The confirmations.

The Lord he is God,* 1.1 and there is none but he alone.

Understand and thinke it in thy hart, that the Lorde hee is God in heauen aboue, & vpon the earth be∣neath: neither is there any other.

Heare O Israell:* 1.2 The Lord our God is God alone. Thou shalt loue y Lord thy God with all thine hart, and with all thy soule, & with all thy might.

Thou shalt feare the Lorde thy God, and serue hym alone.

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If thou forget the Lorde thy God, &* 1.3 walke after straūge Gods, and serue them and worship them: I testifie vnto you, that ye shall surely perishe.

Now O Israell,* 1.4 what doth the Lorde thy God require of thee, but that thou shouldest feare the Lorde thy God and walke in hys wayes, and loue hym, and serue the Lorde thy God with all thy hart, & with all thy soule, and keepe the com∣maundementes of the Lord?

If thine hart turne away from God,* 1.5 so that thou wilt not heare hys word, but go astray, and wor∣ship straūge Gods, and serue them: I pronoūce vnto you this day, that ye shall surely perishe, and not liue long on the earth.

See now how that I,* 1.6 yea, that I am God, & there is none but I.

I will assure thee (O Israell) if thou wilt arken vnto me:* 1.7 There

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shall no straunge God bee in thee, neither shalt thou worship any o∣ther God. I am the Lord thy God.

Besides me there was neuer any God,* 1.8 neither shal there be after me. I am, yea, I am the Lord alone, & besides me there is no Sauiour.

There is none other God but I.* 1.9 A true God, and such a one as sa∣ueth, there is none but I alone.

Thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thy hart,* 1.10 and with all thy soule, and with all thy minde. This is the first and greatest com∣maundement.

This is euerlasting life,* 1.11 euen to know thee y alone true God, and whō thou hast sent Iesus Christ.

There is none other God but one.* 1.12 And although there be yt are called Gods, whether in heauen, or in earth (as there bee many Gods, and many Lordes) yet vnto vs there is but one God.

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There is one God,* 1.13 and one Me∣diatour.

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