A17410:436
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.
Thirdly, thou must make no friendship with the angry man; for either by much conversing with him, thou mayest learn his ways, or else it will be a snare to thee, that thou shalt neither know how to keep his favour, nor yet how to break off from him, without much unrest and inconveniences, Prou. 22. 24, 25.
Thirdly, thou must make no friendship with the angry man; for either by much conuersing with him, thou maist learne his waies, or else it will bee a snare to thee, that thou shalt neither know how to keep his fauour, nor yet how to breake off from him, without much vnrest and inconueniences, Prou. 22. 24, 25.
Fourthly, it is a great discretion in evil time to be silent. In things wherein ⟨p. 222⟩thou mayest endanger thy self, and not profit others, it is thy best way, and a wise course, to forbear speech of such things, Amos 5. 13.
Fourthly, it is a great discretion in euill time to be silent. In things wherein ⟨p. 222⟩thou maist indanger thy selfe, and not profite others, it is thy best way, and a wise course, to forbeare speech of such things, Amos 5. 13.