A17410:502
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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8. In getting out of their company, when we perceive not in them the words of wisdom: If we see they grow once to be perverse, outrageous, or wilful in any notorious offence of words or works, ⟨p. 255⟩we must get from amongst them.
8. In getting out of their company, when we perceiue not in them the words of wisedome: If wee see they grow once to bee peruerse, outragious, or wilfull in any notorious offence of words or works, ⟨p. 255⟩we must get from amongst them.
Thus of the eight ways wherein we should show reservedness: they are of excellent use, if men would study them, and practise them.
Thus of the eight waies wherein wee should shew reseruednesse: they are of excellent vse, if men would study them, and practise them.
5. Mercy1 is amiable even in the eyes of wicked men: and merciful Christians, that are full of good works, do bring a great deal of honour to Religion: It is true Religion, and undefiled, to visit the fatherless, and widows, and to be unspotted of the world: A conversation, that is unrebukeable, and full of ⟨p. 256⟩mercy also, cannot but be very honourable: whereas Religion it self, when it is seated in the breasts of such Christians, as have forgotten to show mercy, and do not study how to be doing good to others, is exceedingly darkened in the glory of it, and many times extremely ill spoken of: A true Christian should hold it a great disparagement, that any Papist, or carnal man in the world (in equal comparison) should put them down, for either the tenderness, or the abundance of works of mercy,