A05817:870

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 › 3 Of unfeigned repentance requisite for a true 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 › 3 Of vnfained repentance requisite for a true Communicant.

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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3 Of unfeigned repentance requisite for a true Communicant.

3 Of vnfained repentance requisite for a true Communicant.

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True Repentance is a holy change of the mind, ¹when ⟨p. 737⟩upon the feeling sight of Gods mercy, ²and of a mans own misery, he turneth from all his known and secret sins to serve God in holiness and righteousness, all the rest of his days. For as he that is glutted with meat is not apt to eat bread: so he that is stuffed with sins, is not fit to receive Christ. And a conscience defiled with wilful filthiness, ³makes the use of all holy things unholy unto us. Our sacrificed spotless Passover cannot be eaten with the sour leaven of malice and wickedness, saith Paul, 1 Cor. 5.8. Neither can the old bottles of our corrupt and impure consciences, retain the new wine of Christs precious blood, as our Saviour ⟨p. 738⟩saith, Mar. 2.22. We must therefore truly repent, if we will be worthy partakers.

True Repentance is a holy change of the minde,

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The Practice of Piety

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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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.