A17410:312
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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The duties we are bound to in respect of Baptism, concern either 1. Our children. 2. Our selves. ⟨p. 157⟩3. Others.
The duties we are bound to in respect of Baptisme, concerne either 1. Our children. 2. Our selues. ⟨p. 157⟩3. Others.
For our children,1 it is our duty to present them unto Baptism, but withal we must look to it, that it be done in due time, and with faith and thankfulness to God: In due time, so as thereby we signify our great estimation of Gods mercy to our seed, and our great desire to have the Covenant sealed, even unto them. We must also bring them to Baptism with faith in Gods Covenant. The Lord hath bound himself to be our God, and the God of our seed: Now it is our parts to ⟨p. 158⟩give glory to God, and to declare before the Lord our persuasion of his goodness and claim to that part of his Covenant. By faith we plead our right, whereas by unbelief we give God occasion to neglect our seed. I add also with thankfulness, because we ought with great joy and acknowledgement of the free grace of God, to behold our seed admitted in the sure covenant of mercy and salvation with our selves, and ought to think that God hath done more for our children, to admit them into Covenant ⟨p. 159⟩by Baptism, then if the greatest person on earth had made upon them the assurance of some great estate of maintenance or preferment.
For our children,1 it is our duty to present them vnto Baptisme, but withall we must looke to it, that it be done in due time, and with faith and thankefulnesse to God: In due time, so as thereby wee signifie our great estimation of Gods mercy to our seed, and our great desire to haue the Couenant sealed, euen vnto them. We must also bring them to Baptisme with faith in Gods Couenant. The Lord hath bound himselfe to bee our God, and the God of our seed: Now it is our parts to