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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.
Thus of the rules that concern the manifestation of our love to the godly. Now there are further divers things to be observed for the preservation of our love to them: and these may be cast into two heads: for, they are either such things as we must do; or such things as we must avoid.
THus of the rules that concerne the manifestation of our loue to the godly. Now there are further diuers things to be obserued for the preseruation of our loue to them: and these may bee cast into two heads: for, they are either such things as we must doe; or such things as we must auoide.
The things that we must do 1to preserve love, are these:
The things that wee must doe 1to preserue loue, are these:
- 1What we must do to preserve our love to the godly. We must labour to be of one judgement with them.What wee must do to pr•serue our loue to the godly. We must labour to be of one iudgement with them.
First, we must strive to be like minded in matters of opinion; many discords or abatements of affection grow among Christians for their offences of opinion in divers things. It is true, that difference of Judgement should not cause difference in affection: If we cannot be of one ⟨p. 609⟩