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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 divine Colloquy between the Soul and her Saviour, concerning t…: A divine Colloquy between the Soul and her Saviour, concerning the effectual merits…THE PRACTISE OF PIETIE. › A diuine Colloquie betweene the Soule and her Sauiour, concerning t…: A diuine Colloquie betweene the Soule and her Sauiour, concerning the effectuall merits…

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.

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C. That I might bring thee to rest, in the heavenly City.

C. That I might bring thee to rest, in the heauenly Citie.

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S. Lord, why did the Jews compel Simon of Cyrene,¹ coming out of the field to carry thy Cross.

S. Lord, why did the Iewes compell Simon of Cyrene,¹ comming out of the field to carrie thy Crosse.

1Luk. 23.26. Mat. 27.32.

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C. To show the weakness, whereunto the burden of thy sins brought me: and what must be every Christians case, which goeth out of the field of this world, toward the heavenly Jerusalem.

C. To shew the weak•nesse, whereunto the burthen of thy sinnes brought me: and what must be euery Christans case, which goeth out of the field of this world, toward the heauenly Ierusalem.

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