A17410:351
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.
First,1 they must exercise themselves therein daily, they must constantly be employed therein, & if their occasions ⟨p. 181⟩interrupt them at some time, they must redeem it at other times: This is the praise of the blessed man, That he exerciseth himself in Gods Law day and night; that is, constantly, Psal. 1. 2.
First,1 they must exercise themselues therin daily, they must constantly be imployed therin, & if their occasions ⟨p. 181⟩interrupt thē at some time, they must redeeme it at other times: This is the praise of the blessed man, That he exerciseth himselfe in Gods Law day and night; that is, constantly, Psal. 1. 2.
- 11. R•ade daily.
Secondly,1 in reading they must meditate therein, that is, they must observe profitable things, as they read, attending to reading, & marking what the Lord saith unto them by that part of the Word which they read: This is that meditation, which is chiefly required of a Christian, to get into their harts good thoughts from the matter they read of, so as ⟨p. 182⟩they may the better be enabled to employ their thoughts all the day after.