A17410:547
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.
Hitherto of such rules of conversation, as ⟨p. 289⟩direct us in our carriage toward the godly considered in general. Now there are other rules, which concern only some of the godly: Namely: 1. Such as are fallen. 2. Such as are weak. 3. Such as are strong. 4. Such as are especially knit unto us in friendship.
HItherto of such rules of conuersation, as ⟨p. 289⟩direct vs in our carriage toward the godly considered in generall. Now there are other rules, which concerne onely some of the godly: Namely: 1. Such as are fallen. 2. Such as are weake. 3. Such as are strong. 4. Such as are especially knit vnto vs in friendship.
For the first, those that are fallen, are either fallen from God, or fallen from thee. Such as are fallen from God, are either fallen grossly, and of habit, or by infirmity, and suddenly.
For the first, those that are fallen, are either fallen from God, or fallen from thee. Such as are fallen from God, are either fallen grosely, and of habite, or by infirmitie, and suddenly.
Those, that are fallen grossly, are either guilty of foul vices, or else of extreme omissions, such as that, which the Apostle instanceth in of Idleness, and the general neglect of their callings.
Those, that are fallen grosely, are either guiltie of foule vices, or else of extreme omissions, such as that, which the Apostle instanceth in of Idlenesse, and the generall neglect of their callings.