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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.
51 That this may be the more clearly and comfortably done, thou must labour by sound advice and direction, to expel out of thy head those secret and rebellious Atheistical thoughts, which arise in thee about his Nature, Decree, Attributes, or Works: Men must take heed of smothering these Objections, but seek help against them in time.
51 That this may be the more cleerely and comfortably done, thou must labour by sound aduice and direction, to expell out of thy head those secret and rebellious Atheisticall thoughts, which arise in thee about his Nature, Decree, Attributes, or Works: Men must take heed of smothering these Obiections, but seek helpe against them in time.
- 15. Thou must resist Atheistical thoughts.
Thus of the knowledge of God, as it concerns the right conceiving of his Nature.
Thus of the knowledge of God, as it concernes the right conceiuing of his Nature.
There is required further ⟨p. 89⟩such a knowledge,1 as brings us acquainted with God: we are commanded to acquaint our selves with God,