A17410:329
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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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, Math. 26. 1. Cor. 11.
Thirdly,1 The shewing forth of the death of Christ: This is a solemnity, where wee must intend to make a solemne remembrance of the Passion and Death of our Sauiour, not onely in being present at the breaking of the Bread, and powring out of the Wine, but in raising vp in our hearts a thankefull remembrance of his grieuous sufferings and death for our sinnes, Math. 26. 1. Cor. 11.
- 13. We must show forth Christs death.3. We must shew forth Christs death.
Fourthly,1 Fellowship and loving communion with the godly, which we both signify, and vow in the Sacraments, and testify before ⟨p. 170⟩God and men, that we will cleave unto them above all the people in the world, as being the same bread with us, even members of the same Mystical Body of Christ,