A17410:54
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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6.1 Sixthly, he must avoid vain questions, and fruitless contemplations, Titus. 3. 9. ⟨p. 22⟩1. Tim. 6. 20. 2. Tim. 2. 23. When the light of doctrine was so great in the Primitive times, this was one practice of Satan, to draw aside the studies of Christians from necessary and solid truths, to Genealogies or quarrels about words or vain controversies, falsely called oppositions of science: We must therefore be warned of this method of Satan, & till we know clearly the ways of life, allow our selves no time for more remote studies, or fruitless Controversies. What riches of knowledge might some Christians ⟨p. 23⟩have attained to, if they had spent the time (they have employed about controversies, genealogies, & general knowledge) in the •ound building of themselves up in such things, as their souls apparently stand in need of?
6.1 Sixtly, he must auoid vaine questions, and fruitles contemplations, Titus. 3. 9. ⟨p. 22⟩1. Tim. 6. 20. 2. Tim. 2. 23. When the light of doctrin was so great in the Primitiue times, this was one practice of Sathan, to draw aside the studies of Christians from necessary and solid truths, to Genealogies or quarrels about words or vaine controuersies, falsly called oppositions of science: We must therfore be warned of this method of Sathan, & till we know cleerly the wayes of life, allow our selues no time for more remote studies, or fruitlesse Controuersies. What riches of knowlege might some Christians