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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.
CHAP. XXI.
Rules that show us how to carry our selves in company, and not give offence.
Rules that shew vs how to carry our selues in company, and not giue offence.
Thus of our carriage towards others in company, as it respects their faults: Now followeth the third sort of rules,1 which order our behaviour toward others in company in respect of in-offensiveness. It ought to be our principal care to carry our selves so, as no body may take offence at us.
THus of our carriage towards others in cō pany, as it respects their faults: Now followeth the third sort of rules,1 which orderour behauior toward others in company in respect of in-offensiuenesse. It ought to be our principall care to carry our selues so, as no body may take offence at vs.
- 1Rules that concern the in-offensiveness of our carriage in company.Rules that concerne the in-offensiuenes of our carriage in company.