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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
THE CURE OF THE FEAR OF DEATH. › Chapter 21THE CVRE OF THE FEARE OF DEATH. › Chapter 21
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.
Hitherto of the way of curing this fear of death by meditation. It remains now, that I proceed to show how the cure is to be finished & perfected by practice; for there are divers 1things to be heeded by us in our daily conversation, which serve exceedingly for the extinguishing of this fear, without which the cure will hardly ever be soundly wrought for continuance.
HItherto of the way of curing this feeare of death by meditation. It remaines now, that I proceed to shew how the cure is to be finished & perfected by practice; for there are diuers 1things to be heeded by vs in our daily conuersation, which serue exceedingly for the extinguishing of this feare, without which the cure will hardly euer bee soundly wrought for continuance.
- 17 Things tha• cu•e the fear of death in practice.7 Things tha• cu•e the feare of death in practice.
The first thing we must frame 1our lives to, for this purpose, is the contempt of the World: we must strive earnestly with our own hearts, to forgo the love of worldly things. It is an […] thing •o be willing to dye, when our hearts are cleansed ⟨p. 758⟩of the love of this world. We must leave the world before the world leave us, and learn that lesson heartily, To use the world as if we used it not. Neither ought this to seem too hard a precept: for they that strive for mastery, abstain from all things, when it is but to obtain a corruptible crown; how much more should we be willing to deny the delights of this world, and strive with our natures herein, seeing it is to obtain an incorruptible crown?