The rules of a holy life. Or A treatise containing the holy order of…

Name: The rules of a holy life. Or A treatise containing the holy order of…
Author: Nicholas Byfield

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.

Nicholas Byfield 1579–1622London: printed by George for Ralph Rounthwaite, 1619

[48], 323, [1] p. · 33k words · STC 4233.5 · ESTC S122202

Title page typeset from the transcription.

Chapter 4

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.

[ Earlier:128–143 of 628

:128p. 75–76

2.¹ The perfecting of holiness, ⟨p. 76⟩2. Cor. 7. 1. or the ripening of our gifts, & finishing of the good things we begin, not leaving off till we have accomplished them in some good measure and manner.

2.¹ The perfecting of holinesse, ⟨p. 76⟩2. Cor. 7. 1. or the ripening of our gifts, & finishing of the good things we begin, not leauing off till we haue accomplished them in some good measure and manner.

12. Perfecting of holiness.2. Perfecting of holinesse.

:129p. 76

3.¹ Progress, so as our works be more at last, then at first.

3.¹ Progresse, so as our workes bee more at last, then at first.

13. Progress

:130p. 76

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The rules of a holy life. Or A treatise containing the holy order of…

CHAP. V.

Entreating of the rules that concern our carriage towards God, and in particular about the knowledge of God.

Intreating of the rules that concerne our carriage towards God, and in particular about the knowledge of God.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. V.

Entreating of the rules that concern our carriage towards God, and in particular about the knowledge of God.

Intreating of the rules that concerne our carriage towards God, and in particular about the knowledge of God.

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