A17410:493
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
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Thirdly,1 it is a most winning quality in all our ⟨p. 250⟩carriage, to show meekness of wisdom to express a mind well governed, free from passions, and also from conceitedness, frowardness, affectation, and the vain show of what we have not in us in substance. For each of these have in them singular matter of irritation, and provoke wicked men to scorn, and hatred, and reviling.
Thirdly,1 it is a most winning quality in all our ⟨p. 250⟩carriage, to shew meekenesse of wisedome to expresse a minde well gouerned, free from passions, and also from conceitednesse, frowardnesse, affectation, and the vaine shew of what we haue not in vs in substance. For each of these haue in them singular matter of irritation, and prouoke wicked men to scorne, and hatred, and reuiling.
- 13. Meekness of wisdom.3. Meekenesse of wisedome.
Fourthly,1 there is a holy kind of Reservedness, which may adorn the life of a Christian in his carriage among wicked men: And this Reservedness is to be showed:
Fourthly,1 there is a holy kinde of Reseruednesse, which may adorne the life of a Christian in his carriage among wicked men: And this Reseruednesse is to be shewed: