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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:114–129 of 1,315

:114p. 51–52¶3

3 The Will of God is that whereby of ^cnecessity he willeth himself, as the sovereign good: and (by willing himself) willeth most ^dfreely ⟨p. 52⟩all other good things which are out of himself.^*

3 The Will of God is that whereby of ^cnecessitie hee willeth himselfe, as the soueraigne good: and (by willing himselfe) willeth most ^dfreely ⟨p. 52⟩all other good things which are out of himselfe.^*

c1 Tim. 2.5. Rom. 9.19. Eph. 1.5.
dDeus voluntate sua cuncta constituit. Trism. in 4. dial. Pym. Hinc Orpheus Deū vocat necessitatem, ratione sc••nferiorū, quod omnia ipsi parere cogantur.Deus voluntate sua cuncta constituit. Trism. in 4. dial. Pim. Hinc Orpheus Deū vocat necessitatem, ratione sc••nferiorū, quod omnia ipsi parere cogantur.
*Voluntas Dei semper impletur, aut de nobis aut à nobis. De no•is impletur, sed tamen nō implemus eam quando peccamus, nobis impletur quando bonum facimus. Aug. Enchir. cap. 100.

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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.