A17410:145
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
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Now that we may be rightly ordered in respect of our love to God, we must consider of his love, either in the foundation of it, or in the exercise of it. ⟨p. 84⟩The foundation of our love to God, is the true knowledge of God, 2. Chron. 28. 6. So that in the first place we must soundly inform our selves concerning this knowledge of God.1 Now the rules that concern the right knowledge of God, concern either the right conceiving of his nature, or our acquaintance with God, when we do aright conceive of him.2 That we may conceive aright of Gods nature,
Now that wee may bee rightly ordered in respect of our loue to God, wee must consider of his loue, eyther in the foundation of it, or in the exercise of it. ⟨p. 84⟩The foundation of our loue to God, is the true knowlege of God, 2. Chron. 28. 6. So that in the first place wee must soundly informe our selues concerning this knowledge of God.1 Now the rules that concerne the right knowledge of God, concerne eyther the right conceiuing of his nature, or our aoquaintance with God, when wee doe aright conceiue of him.2 That wee may conceiue aright of Gods nature,
- 1The rules that concern the right knowledge of God of 2. sorts.The rules that concerne the right knowlege of God of 2. sorts.
- 2That we may conceive aright of Gods nature.That wee may conceiue aright of Gods nature.