A17410:155
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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2.1 Thou must beg this acquaintance by prayer: if thou seek it of him earnestly, though God be in himself invisible to mortal eyes, yet he will show himself to the eyes of thy mind: pray for his acquaintance, and he will be acquainted with thee: This is to ask after the Lord, and to seek God: if we seek him, he will be found, Psal. 105.2 3, 4. But then we must remember three things;
2.1 Thou must beg this acquaintance by prayer: if thou seeke it of him earnestly, though God be in himselfe inuisible to mortall eyes, yet hee will shew himselfe to the eies of thy minde: pray for his acquaintance, and he will be acquainted with thee: This is to aske after the Lord, and to seeke God: if wee seeke him, hee will be found, Psal. 105.2 3, 4. But then we must remember three things;
- 12. Thou must beg it by prayer.
- 2Three things in seeking aright.
1 To seek him with §1our whole hearts, we must pray with great earnestness and desire.
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