A17410:160
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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4 Thou must wait upon his Ordinances, and ⟨p. 93⟩watch, how the Lord speaks unto thee, either by his Word, or by his Spirit. For in them he shows himself to men, and converseth with them.
4 Thou must waite vpon his Ordinances, and ⟨p. 93⟩watch, how the Lord speakes vnto thee, either by his Word, or by his Spirit. For in them hee shewes himselfe to men, and conuerseth with them.
5 It is a great furtherance to our acquaintance with God, to keep company with his Household; for with them he dwells, and by conversing with them we may-occasionally often see God, 1. Joh. 3. 6, 7, 8, 12.
5 It is a great furtherance to our acquaintance with God, to keepe company with his Houshold; for with them hee dwels, and by conuersing with them we may-occasionally often see God, 1. Ioh. 3. 6, 7, 8, 12.
Thus of acquaintance with God.