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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.
THE Rules of holy life may be cast into two ranks:1 the first containing such rules as are General: and the other, such as are Particular.2
THE Rules of holy life may bee cast into two rankes:1 the first containing such rules as are Generall: and the other, such as are Particular.2
- 1The rules of life are either general or particular.The rules of life are either generall or particular.
- 2The general rules concern either, The helps to a godly life▪The generall rules concerne either, The helps to a godly life▪
The general rules are likewise of two sorts: some of them concern certain ⟨p. 13⟩general preparations, helps, or furtherances to a holy life, without which men in vain begin the cares, or endeavours of a reformed life: And some of them comprehend those necessary rules which are to be observed in the manner of doing all holy duties,1 and so are of singular use to be always remembered, when we go about any service.
The generall rules are likewise of two sorts: some of them concerne certain ⟨p. 13⟩