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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. › Meditations of the state of a Christian reconciled to GOD in Christ. › Meditations of the blessed estate of a regenerated Man, in heaven;… › Section 3: 3 Of the Prerogatives which the Elect shall enjoy in Heaven.THE PRACTISE OF PIETIE. › Meditations of the state of a Christian reconciled to GOD in Christ. › Meditations of the blessed estate of a regenerated Man, in heauen;… › Section 3: 3 Of the Prerogatiues which the Elect shall enioy in Heauen.

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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1 They shall have the Kingdom of heaven for their inheritance:¹ and they shall be free Denizens of the heavenly Jerusalem. S. Paul (by being a free citizen of Rome) escaped whipping; but they,² who are once free Citizens of the heavenly Jerusalem, shall ever be freed from the whips of eternal torments. For this freedom was bought for us, not with a great sum of money, ³but with the precious blood of the Son of God.⁴

1 They shall haue the Kingdome of heauen for their inheritance:¹ and they shall be free Denizons of the heauenly Ierusalem. S. Paul (by being a free citizen of Rome) escaped whipping; but they,² who are once free Citizens of the heauenly Ierusalem, shall euer be freed from the whips of eternall torments. For this freedome vvas bought for vs, not with a great summe of money, ³but with the precious bloud of the Sonne of God.⁴

1Mat. 25. 1 Pet. 1.4. Ephes. 2.19. Hebr. 12.22.
2Act. 22.26.
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The Practice of Piety

4 Of the effects of those prerogatives.

4 Of the effects of those prerogatiues.

From these prerogatives there will arise to the Elect in heaven, five notable effects.

From these prerogatiues there will arise to the Elect in heauen, fiue notable effects.

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4 Of the effects of those prerogatives.

4 Of the effects of those prerogatiues.

From these prerogatives there will arise to the Elect in heaven, five notable effects.

From these prerogatiues there will arise to the Elect in heauen, fiue notable effects.