A17410:182
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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Thus of our walking with God.
5.1 We should manifest our love to God by honouring him: For this is one special way by which God requires to have our love showed to him, Malac. 1. 6. Now there are many ways by which in our conversation we may declare our desire to honour our God:2 As,
5.1 We should manifest our loue to God by honouring him: For this is one speciall way by which God requires to haue our loue shewed to him, Malac. 1. 6. Now there are many waies by which in our cōuersation we may declare our desire to honor our God:2 As,
- 15. By honouring God.
- 210. Ways of honouring God.10. Waies of honouring God.
1. By performing the ⟨p. 103⟩care of businesses that concern his kingdom, above all other businesses, & showing our respect of the duties of the first table, that concern God, before the duties that concern men in the second table: we honouring him by seeking his kingdom first: First (I say) in the precedency of time, and first, in respect of the measure of our affections,