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The Practice of Piety

Name: The Practice of Piety
Author: Lewis Bayly

The practise of piety directing a Christian how to walk that he may please God.The practise of pietie directing a Christian how to walke that he may please God.

Lewis Bayly d. 1631London: printed for John Hodgets, 1613London: printed for Iohn Hodgets, 1613

[36], 1031, [1] p. · 116k words · STC 1602 · ESTC S1173

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THE PRACTISE OF PIETY. › A plain Description of the Essence and Attributes of GOD, out of t… › Thus far of the divers manner of being in the Divine Essence: now… › Thus far of the absolute Attributes; now of the Relative, or such…: Thus far of the absolute Attributes; now of the Relative, or such which have referenc…THE PRACTISE OF PIETIE. › A plaine Description of the Essence and Attributes of GOD, out of t… › Thus farre of the diuers manner of being in the Diuine Essence: now… › Thus farre of the absolute Attributes; now of the Relatiue, or such…: Thus farre of the absolute Attributes; now of the Relatiue, or such which haue referenc…

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[ Earlier:112–127 of 1,315

:112p. 50–51

This Knowledge of God, is either general, by which God knoweth simply all things eternally, the good by himself, the evil by the good opposite to it: imposing to things contingent the Lot of contingency; and to things necessary, the Law of necessity. And thus knowing all things in and of himself, he is the cause of all the knowledge that is in all, both men ⟨p. 51⟩and Angels. Secondly, special, ¹called the knowledge of approbation, by which he particularly knoweth, and graciously acknowledgeth only his Elect for his own.

This Knowledge of God, is eyther generall, by which God knoweth simply all things eternally, the good by himselfe, the euill by the good opposite to it: imposing to things contingent the Lot of contingencie; and to things necessary, the Law of necessitie. And thus knowing all things in and of himselfe, he is the cause of all the knowledge that is in all, both men ⟨p. 51⟩and Angels. Secondly, speciall, ¹called the knowledge of approbation, by which hee perticularly knoweth, and gratiously acknowledgeth onely his Elect for his owne.

11 Tim. 2.19. Mat. 7.13.

:113p. 51

^*Understanding also contains the Wisdom of God, by which he most wisely created all things of nothing, in number, measure, and weight, & still ruleth & disposeth them to serve his own most holy purpose and glory.

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The Practice of Piety

Of all these Attributes we must hold these general Rules.

Of all these Attributes wee must hold these generall Rules.

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Of all these Attributes we must hold these general Rules.

Of all these Attributes wee must hold these generall Rules.