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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. 6. p. 95. to 121. THUS of the foundation of the love of God: the Rules that concern the exercise of our love to God, either show us how to manifest our love to God, or how to preserve it. We manifest our love to God: 1. By avouching him to be our God. 2. By providing him a ⟨image 13⟩place to dwell with us. 3. By loving Jesus Christ. 4. By walking with him, which hath five things in it. 5. By honouring God: and we honour him; By seeking his Kingdom first. By open profession of his Truth. By grieving for his dishonour. By directing all our actions to his glory. By suffering for his sake. By honouring such as fear him. By hating his enemies. By speaking of his Truth ⟨image 14⟩with all reverence. By free-will-offerings. By praising him: where divers Rules. 6. By trusting in him: and this trust in God we show: By relying upon his mercy for our salvation. By committing all our works to his blessing. By believing what he saith By staying upon him in all distresses, praying to him, and casting our care upon him, and relying upon his help, Without leaning to our understanding: Without murmuring, Without fear, ⟨image 14⟩Without care, Without using ill means. 7. By obeying him. In the manner also of our manifesting our love to God, we must do it, 1. With fervency. 2. With fear: and our fear of God we show, By awful thoughts of God. By departing from evil. By all reverence of mind. By not fearing men. By remembering his presence. By trembling at his judgments. By humility in the use of his Ordinances. By the reverend use of ⟨image 15⟩his very Titles.
Chap. 6. p. 95. to 121. THVS of the foundation of the loue of God: the Rules that concerne the exercise of our loue to God, either shew vs how to manifest our loue to God, or how to preserue it. Wee manifest our loue to God: 1. By auouching him to be our God. 2. By prouiding him a ⟨image 13⟩place to dwell with vs. 3. By louing Iesus Christ. 4. By walking with him, which hath fiue things in it. 5. By honouring God: and wee honour him; By seeking his Kingdome first. By open profession of his Truth. By grieuing for his dishonour. By directing all our actions to his glory. By suffering for his sake. By honoring such as feare him. By hating his enemies. By speaking of his Truth