A17410:515
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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Secondly,1 by receiving and entertaining them: we must receive one another, and be harberous one to another; ⟨p. 263⟩and this with entireness of affection: Negatively, it must be without grudging, 1. Pet. 4. 9. Affirmatively, we must receive one another, as Christ received us into glory, that is: First, without respect of desert; We have done nothing to deserve heaven; yet Christ hath received us to glory: so, though the godly have not pleasured us any way greatly, yet because they are the children of God, we should make much of them, and entertain them gladly. Secondly, not thinking any thing too dear for them: ⟨p. 264⟩Christ hath not envied us the very glory of heaven, and therefore what can we do to the brethren, that should answer the example of Christ? Rom. 15. 7.
Secondly,1 by receiuing and entertaining them: we must receiue one another, and be harberous one to another; ⟨p. 263⟩and this with intirenesse of affection: Negatiuely, it must bee without grudging, 1. Pet. 4. 9. Affirmatiuely, we must receiue one another, as Christ receiued vs into glory, that is: First, without respect of desert; Wee haue done nothing to deserue heauen; yet Christ hath receiued vs to glory: so, though the godly haue not pleasured vs any way greatly, yet because they are the children of God, we should make much of them, and entertaine them gladly. Secondly, not thinking any thing too deare for them: ⟨p. 264⟩Christ hath not enuied vs the very glory of heauen, and therefore what can we doe to the brethren, that should answer the example of Christ?