A17410:490
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.
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Secondly,1 when we have occasion to converse with them, we must study how to walk wisely towards ⟨p. 247⟩them, so as we may be so far from giving scandal, as if it be possible, we may win them to glorify God and his truth in our profession. It requires much skill to order our selves aright in those things that are to be done in the presence of wicked men, or in such things, as must come by report unto them, and their scanning. Now there are divers things of admirable use in our carriage to put them to silence,2 and to make them in their consciences at least to think well of us: Such as are:
Secondly,1 when wee haue occasion to conuerse with them, wee must study how to walke wisely towards ⟨p. 247⟩them, so as we may bee so farre from giuing scandall, as if it bee possible, we may winne them to glorifie God and his truth in our profession. It requires much skill to order our selues aright in those things that are to be done in the presence of wicked men, or in such things, as must come by report vnto them, and their scanning. Now there are diuers things of admirable vse in our carriage to put them to silence,2 and to make them in their consciences at least to thinke well of vs: Such as are:
- 1Great wisdom required in conversing with them.Great wisdome required in cōuersing with them.
- 2Divers things that affect the hearts even of the worst men, areDiuers things that affect the hearts euen of the worst men, are