A17410:328
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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2. Secondly, The discerning ⟨p. 168⟩of the Lords Body and Blood: 1so coming to partake of these outward signs of Bread & Wine, as we withal know and believe the presence of Christ; and that God doth as effectually give Christ to the soul of the believer, as he gives Bread and Wine to his body: yea, we must thus discern and believe, that he is there offered and given unto us also, and that God doth not delude us, but as truly gives us the Body and blood of Christ, as he doth by the Minister give us the bread and wine, 1. Cor. 11.
2. Secondly, The discerning ⟨p. 168⟩of the Lords Bodie and Bloud: 1so comming to partake of these outward signes of Bread & Wine, as we withall know and beleeue the presence of Christ; and that God doth as effectually giue Christ to the soule of the beleeuer, as hee giues Bread and Wine to his body: yea, we must thus discerne and beleeue, that hee is there offered and giuen vnto vs also, and that God doth not delude vs, but as truely giues vs the Bodie and bloud of Christ, as he doth by the Minister giue vs the bread and wine, 1. Cor. 11.
- 12. We must discern the Lords Body.2. We must discerne the Lords Body.
Thirdly,1 The showing forth of the death of Christ: This is a solemnity, where we must intend to make a solemn remembrance of the Passion and Death of our Saviour, not only in being present at the breaking of the Bread, and pouring out of the Wine, but in raising up in our hearts a thankful remembrance of his grievous sufferings and death for our sins,