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A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the dutiesA guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties
A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helps enabling & the reasons persuading unto it the impediments hindering the practise of it, and the best means to remove them whereunto are added divers prayers and a treatise of carnal security by John Douname Bachelor in Divinity and minister of Gods Word.A guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helpes inabling & the reasons parswading vnto it ye impediments hindering ye practise of it, and the best meanes to remoue them whereunto are added diuers prayers and a treatise of carnall securitie by Iohn Douname Batcheler in Diuinitie and minister of Gods Word.
London: printed by Felix Kingstone and William Stansby for Ed, 1622
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.
§. Sect. 2 Of meditations fit to be used on the Lords Day.
§. Sect. 2 Of meditations fit to be vsed on the Lords Day.
Secondly, being awakened out of sleep, we must in the first place settle our selves to perform those religious and holy duties belonging to every morning, of which we have formerly spoken, but with these differences; first, that we respect in them the Lords Day, and make special application of them unto that present occasion. And secondly, that we do in an extraordinary manner stir up our selves to perform them with more ardent zeal, and greater devotion then at any other time. For example, we must awake with God, and in our first thoughts set him before us, and our selves in his presence, that we may in a special manner perform the peculiar duties of his service, which that Day above others he requireth of us. And first, we must devoutly lift up our hearts and souls to praise his holy Name, for preserving us the whole week and night past from all perils and dangers, continuing still unto us, life, liberty, and all good means and opportunities, whereby we are enabled yet once again to sanctify his Sabbath, by performing unto him the duties of his service; earnestly desiring the continuance of his favour, and the gracious assistance of his holy Spirit, to guide and lead us throughout the day following, that we may therein carry our selves in such an holy and religious manner, as that all the service which we perform unto him, may be pleasing and acceptable in his sight, and may wholly tend to the advancement of his glory, the edification of our brethren, the enriching of our souls with all spiritual graces, and the furthering and assuring of our salvation. After which short Prayer, we are to spend some time in holy meditation, the subject and matter whereof may be the infinite and inestimable love and mercies of God, innumerable ways showed unto us, but especially in giving unto us his only begotten and dearly beloved Son, to dye for our sins, and as this Day to arise again for our justification. In which, we may enlarge our selves as time and leisure will serve, by calling to our remembrance the particular parts of Christs Passion, as his miseries and afflictions in the whole course of his life, his betraying and apprehension, his haling to the Judgement seat of mortal men, who was the Sovereign Judge of heaven and earth, his accusing and condemning, who