A17410:602
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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The second sin to be avoided in thy particular calling,1 is Unfaithfulness, Prou. 20. 6. and so thou must take heed of breach of thy promise in thy dealings with men, Psal. 15. 6. and also thou must take heed of all deceitful courses, all ways of fraud and cozenage. It is a hateful thing in men, when they are such as cannot be trusted, either because they make not ⟨p. 312⟩conscience of keeping their words, or because they will use so much cunning and deceit, and dissimulation, & lying in their dealings.
The second sin to bee auoided in thy particular calling,1 is Vnfaithfulnesse, Prou. 20. 6. and so thou must take heed of breach of thy promise in thy dealings with men, Psal. 15. 6. and also thou must take heed of all deceitfull courses, all waies of fraud and couzenage. It is a hatefull thing in men, when they are such as cannot be trusted, either because they make not ⟨p. 312⟩conscience of keeping their words, or because they will vse so much cunning and deceit, and dissimulation, & lying in their dealings.
- 12. Unfaithfulness.2. Vnfaithfulnesse.
The third sin to be avoided,1 is Precipitation, hastiness, and unadvised rashness arising out of the levity of mens minds, or their wilfulness. Providence and wise Diligence is wonderful requisite unto a right ordering of our selves in our Callings,