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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
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For the first,1 we must love God, and show it in all the fruits of our love; How? Even with all our hearts, and all our souls, and all our might, and all our understanding. Our hearts must be more inflamed then they are, in showing ⟨p. 118⟩love to wife, children, friends, parents, &c. We must love God above all, Deut. 6. 3. & 30. 6.
For the first,1 wee must loue God, and shew it in all the fruits of our loue; How? Euen with all our hearts, and all our soules, and all our might, and all our vnderstanding. Our hearts must bee more inflamed then they are, in shewing ⟨p. 118⟩loue to wife, children, friends, parents, &c. Wee must loue God aboue all, Deut. 6. 3. & 30. 6.
- 11. Fervency.1. Feruencie.
For the second,1 we must love God and show it too, but it must be with fear. Howsoever with men true love casts our fear: yet God being so infinite in Glory and Majesty, we must love him, but yet with fear. Now that this may not be mistaken, I will set down the particulars of this fear.