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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.
2. He must take heed of precipitation, 1or rashness, or too much haste: this is the ground of much false zeal, and the cause of strange evils in the practice of some Christians: but the godly Christian must learn of Solomon, to prepare his work in the field, ⟨p. 50⟩and then build his house: he must get sound knowledge of the warrant of his actions, and guide his affairs by advice, and with serious preparation fit himself to the doing of what he is sure is good. He that hasteth with his feet, sinneth: what is done rashly, cannot he done well: Prou. 19. 2. As procrastination is a great vice; so precipitation is no virtue, Prou. 24. 27▪ & 28. 2•.
2. Hee must take heed of precipitation, 1or rashnesse, or too much haste: this is the ground of much false zeale, and the cause of strange euils in the practice of some Christians: but the godly Christian must learne of Salomon, to prepare his work in the field, ⟨p. 50⟩and then build his house: he must get sound knowledge of the warrant of his actions, and guide his affaires by aduice, and with serious preparation fit himselfe to the doing of what he is sure is good. He that hasteth with his feet, sinneth: what is done rashly, cannot he done well: Prou. 19. 2. As procrastination is a great vice; so praecipitation is no vertue, Prou. 24. 27▪ & 28. 2•.
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