A17410:98
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.
Now this sincerity he must show divers ways, as,
Now this sinceritie hee must shew diuers waies, as,
1 By the truth of his heart, 1as it stands opposed to hypocrisy; he must not talk of well-doing, or seem to do it, but he must ⟨p. 61⟩do it indeed.
1 By the truth of his heart, 1as it stands opposed to hypocrisie; he must not talke of well-doing, or seeme to do it, but he must ⟨p. 61⟩doe it indeed.
- 11. Truth.
2 By his respect to all Gods commandments, 1when he can say with David, I esteem all thy precepts, concerning all things to be right, and I hate every false way. He that is truly sincere, accounteth that every word of God is good, and desires to yield obedience in all things. He hath not his reservations, or exceptions: He doth not with Herod give himself liberty to lie in the wilful breach of one commandment, resting satisfied to have reformed himself in other things. As he would ⟨p. 62⟩