A17410:190
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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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.
7. By hating them that are his enemies, as if they were our own, conceiving more dislike of them for dishonouring God, then for any wrongs they could do unto us, Psal. 139. 21, 22.
7. By hating them that are his enemies, as if they were our own, conceiuing more dislike of them for dishonouring God, then for any wrongs they could do vnto vs, Psal. 139. 21, 22.
8. We honour God, when we speak of the Oracles of God with a reverence as may become the nature and glory of them, Commandment 3. 1. Pet. 4. 11.
8. Wee honour God, when we speak of the Oracles of God with alreuerence as may become the nature and glory of them, Commandement 3. 1. Pet. 4. 11.
9. We honour him by ⟨p. 106⟩gifts bestowed upon him, when we bring to him our free-will offerings, such as are the first fruits of all our increase, when out of all things wherein God hath prospered us, we with gladness consecrate a part for the furtherance of his worship, or the maintenance of his poor: Prou. 3. 6. Isaiah 60. 6.
9. We honour him by