A05817:119

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…

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.

[ Earlier:116–131 of 1,315

:116p. 55–56¶4

4 The Power of God is ⟨p. 56⟩that whereby he ^mcan simply and freely do whatsoever he will, that is agreeable to his nature, and whereby (as he hath made,) so he still ruleth heaven, and earth and all things therein. This Almighty power of God is either absolute, by which he can will and do more then he willeth or doth. Matth. 3.9. & 20.53. Rom. 9.18. Or actual, by which God doth indeed whatsoever he will, and hindereth whatsoever he will not have done. Psalm. 115.3.

4 The Power of God is ⟨p. 56⟩that whereby he ^mcan simply and freely doe whatsoeuer he will, that is agreeable to his nature, and whereby (as he hath made,) so he still ruleth heauen, and earth and all things therein. This Almighty power of God is either absolute, by which hee can will and doe more then he willeth or doth. Matth. 3.9. & 20.53. Rom. 9.18. Or actuall, by which God doth indeed whatsoeuer hee will, and hindreth whatsoeuer he will not haue done. Psalm. 115.3.

mGen 17.1 Psal. 115.3 Math. 11.26

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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.