A17410:288
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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Thus of that special zeal we should show about Gods public worship.
Thus of that speciall zeale wee should shew about Gods publike worship.
4. Fourthly,1 we should in all public duties serve God with one consent and one heart. There should appear in Gods servants a wonderful desire of Unanimity and concord. They should serve the Lord with ⟨p. 142⟩one shoulder, that when they speak to God, it may be as the voice of one man, when the Lord speaks to them, they should hear with one heart. It is a marvellous glory in Religion, when people can come once to this, to serve the Lord with one shoulder, Zephan. 3. 9.
4. Fourthly,1 we should in all publike dueties serue God with one consent and one heart. There should appeare in Gods seruants a wonderful desire of Vnanimity and concord. They should serue the Lord vvith ⟨p. 142⟩one shoulder, that when they speake to God, it may be as the voyce of one man, when the Lord speakes to them, they should heare with one heart. It is a maruellous glory in Religion, when people can come once to this, to serue the Lord with one shoulder, Zephan. 3. 9.
- 14. With one consent.