A17410:406
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.
1. For the first,1 when we come in company, we must be careful to be that which may become the glory of Gods truth, and the Religion we profess, that we take not up the name of God in vain: And thus we shall rightly order our selves, if we observe these Rules:
1. For the first,1 when we come in company, wee must be carefull to be that which may become the glory of Gods truth, and the Religion we professe, that wee take not vp the name of God in vaine: And thus we shall rightly order our selues, if wee obserue these Rules:
- 1With due respect of Religion.
First, to be soundly advised, ⟨p. 206⟩before we fall into discourse of Religion, not doing it, till God may be glorified by it; A wise man concealeth knowledge, but the heart of fools will publish foolishness: It is as great a discretion to know how to conceal knowledge, as it is to know how to use knowledge.
First, to be soundly aduised, ⟨p. 206⟩before wee fall into discourse of Religion, not doing it, till God may bee glorified by it; A wise man concealeth knowledge, but the heart of fooles will publish foolishnesse: It is as great a discretion to know how to conceale knowledge, as it is to know how to vse knowledge.