A17410:218
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.
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5 Yea, lastly, without care, that is, without distrustful carking cares, Phil. 4. 6.
5 Yea, lastly, without care, that is, without distrustfull carking cares, Phil. 4. 6.
Thus of the sixth way of showing our love to God, and that is by trusting in him.
Thus of the sixth way of shewing our loue to God, and that is by trusting in him.
The seventh & last way,1 by which we must show our love to God, is, To obey him: For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: ⟨p. 116⟩Neither is the sign in this, that we do what God requires for the matter, but that his commandments are not grievous unto us: We love God, if we love to do his work, and if we lift up our hearts in his ways, setting upon his work with a special readiness, and strength of desire, and more then ordinary care, 1. Joh. 5. 2. 2. Chron. 17. 6. & 19. 2.
The seuenth & last way,