A05817:487

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 for the Evening.THE PRACTISE OF PIETIE. › Meditations for the Euening.

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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:484p. 397–398¶1

1 That seeing thy days are numbered,¹ there ⟨p. 398⟩is one more of thy number spent:² and thou art now the nearer to thy end by a day.

1 THat seeing thy daies are numbred,¹ there ⟨p. 398⟩is one more of thy number spent:² and thou art now the neerer to thy ende by a day.

1Psalm. 90. Job 14.5.Psalm. 90. Iob 14.5.
2Vive memor quam sis evi brevis. Hor.Viue memor quam sis eui breuis. Hor.

:485p. 398–399¶2

2 Sit down a while before thou goest to bed and consider with thy self what memorable thing thou hast seen, heard, or read that day more then thou sawest, heardest or knewest before, and make thy best use of them; but especially, call to mind, what sin thou hast committed that day against GOD or Man: and what good thou hast omitted: and humble thy self for both: If thou findest that thou hast done any goodness,

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