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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.
Contents: The Contents of the whole Book.Contents: The Contents of the whole Booke.
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.
Chap. 5. p. 81. to 95. THUS of the general Rules; the particular Rules concern either God, or other men, or our selves. Our whole duty to God concerns either his love, or his service. The love of God must be considered, either in the foundation of it, or in the exercise of it. The foundation of the love of God, is the knowledge of God. The Rules about the knowledge of God, concern either the right conceiving of his Nature, or our ⟨image 12⟩acquaintance with God. That we may conceive aright of the Nature of God: 1. We must cast out all likenesses. 2. We must strive to conceive of him according to his special praises in his Word. 3. We must bring with us the faith of the Trinity. 4. We may help our selves by thinking of the Godhead in the Humane Nature of Christ. 5. We must get cure for Atheistical thoughts, That we may be acquainted with God. 1. We must prepare our harts. ⟨image 13⟩2. We must beg acquaintance by prayer, praying with all our hearts, and early and constantly. 3. We must give our selves to God.
Chap. 5. p. 81. to 95. THVS of the generall Rules; the particular Rules concerne either God, or other men, or our selues. Our whole duty to God concernes either his loue, or his seruice. The loue of God must be considered, either in the foundation of it, or in the exercise of it. The foundation of the loue of God, is the knowledge of God. The Rules about the knowledge of God, concerne either the right conceiuing of his Nature, or our ⟨image 12⟩acquaintance with God. That we may conceiue aright of the Nature of God: 1. Wee must cast out all likenesses. 2. Wee must striue to conceiue of him according to his speciall prayses in his Word. 3. We must bring with vs the faith of the Trinity. 4. We may helpe our selues by thinking of the Godhead in the Humane Nature of Christ. 5. Wee must get cure for Atheisticall thoughts, That we may be acquainted with God. 1. We must prepare our harts. ⟨image 13⟩2. Wee must begge acquaintance by prayer, praying with all our hearts, and earely and constantly. 3. We must giue our selues to God.