A17410:603
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 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, Pro. 21. 5.
The third sinne to bee auoided,1 is Praecipitation, hastinesse, and vnaduised rashnesse arising out of the leuity of mens mindes, or their wilfulnesse. Prouidence and wise Diligence is wonderfull requisite vnto a right ordering of our selues in our Callings, Pro. 21. 5.
- 13. Rashness.3. Rashnesse.
The fourth sin to be avoided,1 is Passion or perturbation; and that hath ⟨p. 313⟩in it both uncheerfulness and unquietness: uncheere. fullness, when men are not content with their Callings, or Gifts, or Estates, 1. Cor. 7. 17. unquietness, when men are froward, & carry themselves peevishly, or cholerically with those that are about them. This sin of frowardness is vehemently censured & condemned in Scripture, Prou. 11. 29. Psal. 37. 8