A17410:171
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.
For the first,1 there be divers excellent Rules to be heeded of us in our practice, in observing whereof we may soundly prove the truth of our love to God: if we say we love God, we must ⟨p. 97⟩show it by these things following.
For the first,1 there bee diuers excellent Rules to bee heeded of vs in our practice, in obseruing whereof we may soundly prooue the truth of our loue to God: if wee say wee loue God, wee must ⟨p. 97⟩shew it by these things following.
- 1Seven ways to manifest our love to God.Seuen waies to manifest our loue to God.
1.1 We must avouch God to be our God, Deut. 26. 17. and so we do, if we do not only make choice of God above all things to set our harts upon him, but also maintain our choice by a constant refusal of all idols in the world, even all things which might entice us to love them in stead of God, by sound affection and practice declaring our resolution to cleave to God, as our sufficient happiness, though all the world follow their profits, or pleasures, &c.
1.1 Wee must auouch God to be our God,