A17410:450
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. First, thou must fashion thy heart,1 by the use of all good means, to the love of all sorts of men. This [Greek or Hebrew], love of me•, is a virtue little thought on: yet greatly necessary, as a foundation ⟨p. 230⟩of all practices in conversing with others, and we should labour to abound in love towards all men, 1. Thes. 3. 12.
1. First, thou must fashion thy heart,1 by the vse of all good meanes, to the loue of all sorts of men. This 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, loue of me•, is a vertue little thought on: yet greatly necessarie, as a foundation ⟨p. 230⟩of all practices in conuersing with others, and wee should labour to abound in loue towards all men, 1. Thes. 3. 12.
- 1The rules that order us out of company.The rules that order vs out of companie.
Secondly, remember to pray for all sorts of men: This is a precept given us in charge by the Apostle, 1. Tim. 2. 1. and belongs to this place, and we ought to make conscience of it according to the occasions of our callings, or acquaintance with other men: we should even in secret seek to profit our neighbours by praying for them.