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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. 7. p. 121. Thus of the manifestation of our love to God, for the preservation of our love to God. 1. We must separate our selves from all others to be his. 2. We must beware that we forget not God. 3. We must edify our selves in our holy faith. 4. We must pray in the holy Ghost. 5. We must wait for the coming of Christ. 6. We must seek his special presence in his Ordinances. ⟨image 15⟩7. We must preserve the Truth he hath delivered to us. 8. We must study his praises. 9. We must study to rejoice in God, which contains in it 4. things: where eight rules to obtain this joying in God.
Chap. 7. p. 121. THus of the manifestation of our loue to God, for the preseruation of our loue to God. 1. Wee must separate our selues from all others to be his. 2. Wee must beware that we forget not God. 3. Wee must edifie our selues in our holy faith. 4. Wee must pray in the holy Ghost. 5. We must waite for the comming of Christ. 6. We must seek his speciall presence in his Ordinances. ⟨image 15⟩7. We must preserue the Truth hee hath deliuered to vs. 8. Wee must study his prayses. 9. Wee must study to reioyce in God, which containes in it 4. things: where eight rules to obtaine this ioying in God.
Cha. 8. p. 121. to 138. Thus of our love to God: his service follows, and the rules about the service of God, concern either the parts of his service, or the time of it. The Rules that concern the parts of Gods worship, are ⟨image 16⟩either general to all parts, or special. Nine things to be remembered in all parts of Gods worship: 1. Preparation. 2. Godly fear. 3. Penitency. 4. Grief that others serve not God. 5. That all be done in the name of Christ. 6. Precedency before other businesses. 7. That we serve with all our hearts. 8. Desire to please him. 9. Detestation of what might draw us from his service.