A05817:868

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 concerning the due manner of practising Piety, in recei… › 1 Of Preparation. › 3 Of the means whereby thou mayest become a worthy Receiver. › Subsection › 2 Of sincere faith, required to make a worthy communicant.THE PRACTISE OF PIETIE. › Meditations concerning the due manner of practising Piety, in recei… › 1 Of Preparation. › 3 Of the meanes whereby thou maist become a worthy Receiuer. › Subsection › 2 Of sincere faith, required to make a worthy communicant.

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2 Of sincere faith, required to make a worthy communicant.

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Sincere faith is not a bare knowledge of the Scriptures, & first grounds of Religion, (for that;¹ Devils and Reprobates have in an excellent measure, and do believe it and tremble.) But a true persuasion, as of all those things whatsoever the Lord hath revealed in his word: so also a particular application unto a mans own soul, of all the promises of mercy which God hath made in Christ to all believing sinners. And consequently, that Christ and all his merits ⟨p. 736⟩do belong unto him as well as to any other. For first, if we have not the righteousness of Faith, ²the Sacrament seals nothing unto us, and every man in the Lords Supper, receiveth so much as he believeth. Secondly, because that without Faith we communicating on earth, cannot apprehend Christ in heaven. For as he dwelleth in us by faith, ³so by faith, we must likewise eat him. Thirdly, because that without faith we cannot be persuaded in our consciences that our receiving is acceptable unto God.⁴

Sincere faith is not a bare knowledge of the Scriptures, & first grounds of Religion, (for that;¹ Diuels and Reprobates haue in an excellent measure, and doe beleeue it and tremble.) But a true perswasion, as of all those things whatsoeuer the Lord hath reuealed in his word: so also a particular application vnto a mans owne soule, of all the promises of mercy which God hath made in Christ to all beleeuing sinners. And consequently, that Christ and all his merits

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The Practice of Piety

2 Of sincere faith, required to make a worthy communicant.

3 Of unfeigned repentance requisite for a true Communicant.

3 Of vnfained repentance requisite for a true Communicant.

2 The duties to be performed in respect of our neighbour, is Charity.

2 Of the second sort of duties which a worthy Communicant is to perform at the receiving of the Lords Supper, called Meditation.

2 Of the second sort of duties which a worthy Communicant is to performe at the receiuing of the Lords Supper, called Meditation.

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2 Of sincere faith, required to make a worthy communicant.

3 Of unfeigned repentance requisite for a true Communicant.

3 Of vnfained repentance requisite for a true Communicant.

2 The duties to be performed in respect of our neighbour, is Charity.

2 Of the second sort of duties which a worthy Communicant is to perform at the receiving of the Lords Supper, called Meditation.

2 Of the second sort of duties which a worthy Communicant is to performe at the receiuing of the Lords Supper, called Meditation.