A17410:173
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.⟨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.
2.⟨p. 98⟩ 1Wee must prouide and prepare a place for God, that he may dwell with vs, wheresoeuer we dwell, Exo. 15. 2. It is a signe of our true loue to God, when we cannot liue without him: He that can be content to liue in any place, where he is not powerfully present in his ordinances, shewes no loue to God: It should be our chiefe care to seate our selues so in the world, as the Lord and his presence may bee prouided for, that hee may raigne amongst vs by the Scepter of his Word.
- 12. By providing him a place to dwell where we dwell.2. By prouiding him a place to dwell where wee dwell.
3.1 We shall show our ⟨p. 99⟩