A17410:52
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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4.1 Fourthly, in seeking knowledge, he must be wise for himself, Prou. 9. 12. He must strive to understand his own way, so to be careful to know the generals about religion, as his special care be in all things to refer what he reads or hears, to the particular directions of his own soul. This is a rule of singular Use, if it could be beaten into mens heads, and for want of this, many Christians, after long pains, & much time spent, have bin found exceeding ignorant.
4.1 Fourthly, in seeking knowledge, he must be wise for himselfe, Prou. 9. 12. He must striue to vnderstand his owne way, so to be carefull to know the generals about religion, as his speciall care bee in all things to referre what hee reades or heares, to the particular directions of his owne soule. This is a rule of singular Vse, if it could bee beaten into mens heads, and for want of this, many Christians, after long paines, & much time spent, haue bin found exceeding ignorant.
- 14. He must be wise for himself.4. He must be wise for himselfe.
5.1 He must be swift to ⟨p. 21⟩heare, Jam. 1. 19. with all frequency and attention, making use of the public Ministry, striving with his own heart against deadness, and drowsiness, and removing all impediments might be cast in his way from the world, or his worldly occasions, observing all opportunities for hearing, especially when he seeth the heart of his Teacher enlarged, and the power of Doctrine more then at other times, or in other things.