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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
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§. Sect. 5 That the soundness of all graces and holy duties consisteth in the sincerity of them.
§. Sect. 5 That the soundnesse of all graces and holy duties consisteth in the sincerity of them.
Thirdly, we must perform all holy duties of a godly life in sincerity and integrity, because otherwise we cannot approve our selves for sound 1Christians accepted of God, what outward show soever we make; nor our badges and signs of Christianity such, as will give unto us any assurance that we are in the Covenant of grace: for as the Apostle saith, He is not a Jew which is one outwardly, neither is that Circumcision which is outward in the flesh; But he is a Jew which is one inwardly, and Circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, and not in the letter, whose praise is not of men but of God. And though such duties as are done in hypocrisy, may get the applause of men, and gain their praises, causing them who do them to be magnified and extolled; yet God no further regardeth them, then to vilify, condemn and punish them; For he seeth not as man seeth, for man 2looketh but to the outward appearance; but God looketh unto the heart: In which regard, that which is highly esteemed amongst men, is abomination in the sight 3of God, as our Saviour speaketh.
Thirdly, we must performe all holy duties of a godly life in sincerity and integrity, because otherwise wee cannot approue our selues for sound