A17410:541
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.
Ninthly, if there be any occasion of grievance that love may be renewed, or preserved, look to two things:
Ninthly, if there be any occasion of grieuance that loue may be renewed, or preserued, looke to two things:
First,1 that thou render not reviling for reviling, 1. Pet. 3. 9.
First,1 that thou render not reuiling for reuiling, 1. Pet. 3. 9.
- 19. Evil words and complaining.9. Euil words and complaining.
Secondly, that thou grudge not against thy brother, or by whispering deprave his actions, or backbiting, or complain against him to his disgrace in things, where the right is not apparently discovered, Jam. 5. 9.
Secondly, that thou grudge not against thy brother, or by whispering depraue his actions, or backbiting, or complaine against him to his disgrace in things, where the right is not apparantly discouered,