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The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatisesThe marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises
The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatises containing directions about six of the weightiest things can concern a Christian in this life. by N. Bifield, late preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.The marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises containing directions about sixe of the waightiest things can concerne a Christian in this life. by N. Bifield, late preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.
London: printed by John Legatt, 1630
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.
6. Take heed of idleness, and provide to walk faithfully and diligently in some honest calling of life.
6. Take heede of idlenesse, and prouide to walke faithfully and diligently in some honest calling of life.
7. Be sure thou hold a constant course of confession of thy sins to God, and do it without hiding, or extenuating; judging thy self for every known sin, and especially praying against, and resisting the sin thou art most prone unto.
7. Bee sure thou hold a constant course of confession of thy sinnes to God, and do it without hiding, or extenuating; iudging thy selfe for euery knowne sinne, and especially praying against, and resisting the sinne thou art most prone vnto.
8. Be not well pleased with they self, till thou canst approve thy care to be good at home, as well as abroad; look to this rule, and take heed of frowardness, and perverse behaviour in thy family. Thou wilt hardly get any comfortable evidence, that thou art sound at heart, if the usual family sins reign in thee.
8. Bee not well pleased with they selfe, till thou canst approue thy care to be good at home, as well as abroad; looke to this rule, and take heede of frowardnesse, and peruerse behauiour in thy family. Thou wilt hardly get any comfortable euidence, that thou art sound at heart, if the vsuall family sinnes reigne in thee.