A05817:787

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. › Now followeth the extraordinary Practise of Piety, whereby God is g… › 1 Of a private Fast. › Section 3 › 2 Of doing good works. › Sub-subsection 2: 2 Of the Rewards of Alms-deeds and good works.THE PRACTISE OF PIETIE. › Now followeth the extraordinary Practise of Piety, whereby God is g… › 1 Of a priuate Fast. › Section 3 › 2 Of doing good workes. › Sub-subsection 2: 2 Of the Rewards of Almes-deedes and good workes.

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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2 Merciful Alms-givers ^kshall be the Children of the Highest: and be like GOD their Father, who is the ^lFather of Mercies. They shall be his ^mStewards to dispose his goods; his Hands, to distribute his Alms: and if it be so great an honour to be the Kings Almoner? how much greater is it to be the God of heavens Alms-giver?

2 Mercifull Almes-givers ^kshall be the Children of the Highest: and be like GOD their Father, who is the ^lFather of Mercies. They shall be his ^mStewards to dispose his goods; his Hands, to distribute his Almes: and if it be so great an honour to be the Kings Almner? how much greater is it to be the God of heauens Almes-giuer?

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3 When all this World shall forsake us, then only good Works and good Angels shall accompany us: the one to

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The Practice of Piety

3 Of the Ends of Fasting.

2 Of the public Fast.

2 Of the publique Fast.

2 Of the Practise of Piety in holy Feasting.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

3 Of the Ends of Fasting.

2 Of the public Fast.

2 Of the publique Fast.

2 Of the Practise of Piety in holy Feasting.