A17410:172
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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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, Deut. 26. 17. and so we doe, if wee do not onely make choice of God aboue all things to set our harts vpon him, but also maintaine our choyce by a constant refusall of all idols in the world, euen all things which might intice vs to loue them in stead of God, by sound affection and practice declaring our resolution to cleaue to God, as our sufficient happinesse, though all the world follow their profits, or pleasures, &c.
- 11. By avouching him to be our God.1. By auouching him to bee our God.
2.⟨p. 98⟩ 1We must provide and prepare a place for God, that he may dwell with us, wheresoever we dwell, Exo. 15. 2. It is a sign of our true love to God, when we cannot live without him: He that can be content to live in any place, where he is not powerfully present in his ordinances, shows no love to God: It should be our chief care to seat our selves so in the world, as the Lord and his presence may be provided for, that he may reign amongst us by the Sceptre of his Word.