A17410:109
The rules of a holy life. Or A treatise containing the holy order of…
The rules of a holy life. Or A treatise containing the holy order of our lives, prescribed in the Scripture concerning our carriage: towards God, towards men, towards our selves. With general rules of preparation, that concern either the helps, or the manner of a holy conversation. By N. Bifield preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.The rules of a holy life. Or A treatise containing the holy order of our liues, prescribed in the Scripture concerning our carriage: towards God, towards men, towards our selues. With generall rules of preparation, that concerne either the helps, or the maner of a holy conuersation. By N. Bifield preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.
London: printed by George for Ralph Rounthwaite, 1619
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
3. Without impediment: 1That is, notwithstanding all the impediments may be cast in the way; Judgement should run down as waters, and righteousness as a flowing stream: we should overcome all difficulties: you cannot stop the flowing stream, though you cast in great logs or stones, yea though you would go about to dam it up; and such should be the resolution of a godly Christian, Amos 3. 24.
3. Without impediment: 1That is, notwithstanding all the impediments may be cast in the way; Iudgement should runne downe as waters, and righteousnesse as a flowing streame: wee should ouercome all difficulties: you cannot stop the flowing streame, though you cast in great logs or stones, yea though you would goe about to damme it vp; and such should be the resolution of a godly Christian, Amos 3. 24.
- 13. Notwithstanding impediments.3. Notwithstanding impedimēts.
4. Without wavering or ⟨p. 67⟩uncertainty. 1It is uncertain running the Apostle impliedly forbids, 1. Cor. 9. 25. Our life is like a race: Now in a race it is not enough that a man run now and then, though he run fiercely for the time: He must not trifle & look behind, and stand still at his pleasure, and then run again, but he must be always running: so ought it to be with us in the race of godliness. It will not serve the turn to be good by fits, and to be forward in good things only at some times, and then be careless, and off the hooks, as we ⟨p. 68⟩