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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.
Thirdly, Liberality: We must 1open our hands wide, Deut. 15. 8. we must be rich in good works, 1 Tim. 6. 18. We must not give sparingly, 2 Cor. 9. 6. we must give to our power, and sometimes beyond our power, 2 Cor. 8. 2. we should desire to answer the expectation had of our bounty, especially the expectation of our teachers that know us and our estates, 2 Cor. 8. 24. we should strive to abound in this grace also, as well as in other graces of the Spirit, 2 Cor. 8. 6. we should give to seven, and also to eight, Eccl. 11. 2. we must ⟨p. 586⟩give good measure, yea and pressed down, Luke 6. 30.
Thirdly, Liberalitie: We must 1open our hands wide, Deut. 15. 8. we must be rich in good workes, 1 Tim. 6. 18. We must not giue sparingly, 2 Cor. 9. 6. we must giue to our power, and sometimes beyond our power, 2 Cor. 8. 2. we should desire to answer the expectation had of our bounty, especially the expectation of our teachers that know vs and our estates,