A17410:65
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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Sixthly,1 He must walk in the way of good men, both setting before him their practice, as patterns of imitation, as also by conversing with them, that thereby he may gather encouragement, and help in well-doing. He is deceived, that thinks to go alone, and yet go prosperously in the course of a godly life: He may profit, and learn by many things he heareth, receiveth, and seeth among the godly. Prou. 2. 20. Phil. 4. 8, 9.
Sixthly,1 He must walke in the way of good men, both setting before him their practice, as patternes of imitation, as also by conuersing with them, that thereby he may gather encouragement, and help in well-doing. Hee is deceiued, that thinkes to goe alone, and yet go prosperously in the course of a godly life: Hee may profit, and learne by many things he heareth, receiueth, and seeth among the godly. Prou. 2. 20. Phil. 4. 8, 9.
- 16. He must keep company with the godly.
Seventhly,1 He must not be the servant of men, ⟨p. 31⟩1. Cor. 7. 23. other mens humours must not be the direction of this practice: He must so depend upon persons he hopes to get any thing by in this world, as he be not thereby hindered in works of Religion, knowing, that he is Christs Free-man.