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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
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CHAP. IIII.
Containing the general Rules to be remembered in the manner of doing all good duties.
Containing the generall Rules to be remembred in the manner of doing all good duties.
Hitherto of the first sort of general Rules: The second sort concern the manner of well-doing:1 There are divers things in the general, which are to be observed of the godly Christian in all good duties, ⟨p. 57⟩which he ought to have perfect in his memory, and such as he might bring with him at all times to form his heart in respect of them, to beget in him that holy manner of carrying himself, which is requisite unto the acceptation of the good things he employeth himself in: and the rather should he be moved to the care of learning and expressing of these things, because the matter of good duties may be done by wicked men, as they were by the Pharisees, and yet all abomination to the Lord: That ⟨p. 58⟩therefore he may not lose what he worketh, he must strive in every good action to express these nine things following in the manner of his behaviour.
HItherto of the first sort of generall Rules: The second sort concerne the manner of well-doing:1 There are diuers things in the generall, which are to be obserued of the godly Christian in all good duties, ⟨p. 57⟩