A17410:68
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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9 He must not stay for company,1 but rather choose to run alone; or with a few, then hazard the loss of the Crown. Our life is a Race, and as in a race men stay not for company, but strive who may run foremost: so it is in the race of godliness: He must so run, as he may obtain: He must set out with the first, and run as it were for his life: As ⟨p. 34⟩he must make use of the society of the godly, so he must not stay, till his carnal friends, and acquaintance will set out with him: He must be of Joshua's mind, that if the whole world will live in wickedness and profaneness, yet he and his house will serve the Lord, 1. Cor. 9. 24. & 14. 12. Josh. 24. 15.
9 He must not stay for company,1 but rather choose to runne alone; or with a few, then hazzard the losse of the Crowne. Our life is a Race, and as in a race men stay not for company, but striue who may runne formost: so it is in the race of godlinesse: He must so runne, as he may obtaine: He must set out with the first, and runne as it were for his life: As ⟨p. 34⟩he must make vse of the society of the godly, so hee must not stay, till his carnall friends, and acquaintance will set out with him: Hee must bee of Ioshua's minde, that if the whole world will liue in wickednesse and prophanenesse, yet he and his house will serue the Lord, 1. Cor. 9. 24. & 14. 12. Iosh. 24. 15.
- 19 He must notregard what the multitude doth.