A17410:387
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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Secondly, the preventing of domesticall grievances, and perturbations, Levit. 19. 3. Ye shall fear every man his mother and his father, and keep my Sabbath. Discords and contentions, and heart-burnings in the members of the family, extend their infection, and hurt, even to the profaning of Gods Sabbath. The Lord looks not to be served aright in his House, if people live not quietly, and lovingly, and dutifully in their own houses.
Secondly, the preuenting of domesticall grieuances, and perturbations, Leuit. 19. 3. Yee shall feare euery man his mother and his father, and keep my Sabbath. Discords and contentions, and heart-burnings in the members of the family, extend their infection, and hurt, euen to the prophaning of Gods Sabbath. The Lord looks not to bee serued aright in his House, if people liue not quietly, and louingly, and dutifully in their own houses.
Thirdly, we must cleanse our selves, that we may keep ⟨p. 196⟩the Sabbath, Nehem. 13. 22. Which place, though it speak of Legal cleansing, yet it shadows out that Moral and perpetual care of cleansing our selves, that ought even to be found in us. And thus we do cleanse our selves, when we humble our selves, that we may walk with God, confessing our sins, even the sins of the week past, & making our peace with God, through the name of Jesus Christ.
Thirdly, we must cleanse our selues, that we may keep ⟨p. 196⟩the Sabbath, Nehem. 13. 22. Which place, though it speake of Legall cleansing, yet it shadowes out that Moral and perpetuall care of cleansing our selues, that ought euen to be found in vs. And thus we doe cleanse our selues, when we humble our selues, that we may walk with God, confessing our sinnes, euen the sinnes of the weeke past, & making our peace with God, through the name of Iesus Christ.