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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.
2. Cleanness of the thoughts 1and affections. For faith purifieth the heart. It maketh a man strive after inward purity, as well as outward: to get a clean heart, as well as clean hands. It worketh humiliation for inward sins as well as outward, Act. 15. 9. and drives a man to seek pardon in the Name of Christ, for all sorts of inward perturbations and secret evils.
2. Cleannesse of the thoughts 1and affections. For faith purifieth the heart. It maketh a man striue after inward purity, as well as outward: to get a cleane heart, as well as cleane hands. It worketh humiliation for inward sins as well as outward, Act. 15. 9. and driues a man to seeke pardon in the Name of Christ, for all sorts of inward perturbations and secret euils.
- 12. Purity of heart.
3. Victory over the World. Faith 1over cometh the world, 1 John ⟨p. 143⟩5. 4, 5. and so it doth, when it maketh a man so rest upon God, and his truth and promise, as if he be put to it, to deny the respect of his own credit, or profit, or pleasures, or the displeasure of carnal friends, or his hopes in matters of this world; resting satisfied with the expectation of the treasures and pleasures of a better world, yielding himself over to be guided by Christ, and his truth, unto the death,