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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.
CAP. V.
Of saving knowledge, which is the first main ground of a godly life: How necessary it is, and the causes of it.
Of sauing knowledge, which is the first mayne ground of a godly life: How necessary it is, and the causes of it.
§. Sect. 1 Of the main grounds of a godly life.
§. Sect. 1 Of the maine grounds of a godly life.
Having explained the description of a godly life, and in part showed what is required in him that is to lead it, and wherein it principally doth consist; we will now proceed, and more fully handle some main points, before briefly touched, which are necessary to be known of him, who desireth to make any progress in the ways of godliness. And here two things come chiefly to be considered. First, the grounds. And secondly, the parts of a godly life, which contain the duties that are to be performed by those who lead it. The grounds of this godly life, are certain fundamental virtues whereupon it is built, and from which as living fountains, all other virtues and holy duties do spring and flow. And these are principally two. First, saving knowledge of God, his will and works. And secondly, a lively faith in Jesus Christ. From which, two other main graces arise, which as principal causes produce all special duties of a godly life, namely, First, a sanctified heart purified by faith.