A17410:535
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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Fifthly,1 The minding of our own things: we must ⟨p. 282⟩not study for our selves, and our own ends only in conversing, 1. Cor 13. 5. The meaning is not, that we should leave our callings, and our houses, to spend the greatest part of our time in our neighbours houses, but he prohibits, First, Worldliness, and excessive cares about our business, and the things of this life, which hinders needful society with the godly: and secondly, he forbids self-love in conversing, when men in all things aim at their own profit, or pleasure, or credit, and do ⟨p. 283⟩not as well seek the good of others: we may mind our own things, but not only.
Fiftly,1 The minding of our owne things: wee must ⟨p. 282⟩not study for our selues, and our owne ends onely in conuersing, 1. Cor 13. 5. The meaning is not, that wee should leaue our callings, and our houses, to spend the greatest part of our time in our neighbours houses, but he prohibits, First, Worldlinesse, and excessiue cares about our businesse, and the things of this life, which hinders needfull societie with the godly: and secondly, hee forbids selfe-loue in conuersing, when men in all things aime at their owne profit, or pleasure, or credit, and doe ⟨p. 283⟩not as well seeke the good of others: we may minde our owne things, but not onely.
- 15. Worldliness and self-love.5. Worldlinesse and selfe-loue.