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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. 4 The third rule, respecting the Spirit of God dwelling in us.
§. Sect. 4 The third rule, respecting the Spirit of God dwelling in vs.
The third rule respecteth the holy Spirit of God dwelling in us, namely, that seeing we cannot of our selves pray, or hear, or read, or meditate, 1or else perform any other Christian and holy duties, but as this Spirit helpeth our infirmities, and giveth us power to bring them to some good effect; therefore stopping our ears to carnal disputes, and shaking off the yoke of natural & corrupted reason, we must, in the performing of all the duties of a godly life, give our selves over to be governed and guided by it, both in respect of the matter, manner, and time of doing them. And when we hear the voice of the Spirit secretly whispering in our hearts (like the voice of one standing behind us) saying, This is the way, walk thou 2in it, when thou turnest to the right hand or to the left, we are to be directed by it. And when it putteth into our minds any good motions, or inciteth us unto any holy duties, as praying, hearing, reading, meditating, renewing ⟨p. 452⟩of our repentance, or doing the works of mercy, and such like, we must not quench the Spirit, by checking these motions, nor by delaying and 3putting them off to another time, but undertake them presently, and labour to bring them to good effect, whilst it offereth unto us its help and assistance, without which, of our selves we are able to do nothing that is good. Let us not grieve the good Spirit of God dwelling in us, whereby we are