A17410:184
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.
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, Math. 6. showing a desire to please him rather then all the world.
1. By performing the ⟨p. 103⟩care of businesses that concerne his kingdom, aboue al other businesses, & shewing our respect of the duties of the first table, that concern God, before the duties that concerne men in the second table: we honouring him by seeking his kingdome first: First (I say) in the precedency of time, and first, in respect of the measure of our affections, Math. 6. shewing a desire to please him rather then all the world.
2. By making a bold & open profession of GODS truth upon all occasions, without fear of oppositions or snares of the world.
2. By making a bold & open profession of GODS truth vpon all occasions, without feare of oppositions or snares of the world.