A17410:299
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.
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.
3. Some after we have heard.
3. Some after we haue heard.
1. Before we come to hear, we must bring with us two things.
1. Before wee come to heare, we must bring with vs two things.
1.1 A resolution to deny our own wits, reasons, opinions, and conceits, and empty our heads of all persuasion of our own skill, to judge in the things of the kingdom of God, being ready to believe and think in all things, as God shall teach us out of his Word. We must be fools, that we may be wise, 1. Cor. 3. 18. humbling our selves at his very feet to receive his Law, Deut. 33. 3.
1.1 A resolution to deny our own wits, reasons, opinions, and conceits, and empty our heads of al perswasion of our owne skill, to iudge in the things of the kingdome of God, being ready to beleeue and thinke in all things, as God shall teach vs out of his Word. We must be fooles, that we may be wise, 1. Cor. 3. 18. humbling our selues at his very feete to receiue his Law, Deut. 33. 3.