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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. 7 That we must perform all good duties with a quiet and peaceable mind.
§. Sect. 7 That we must performe all good duties with a quiet and peaceable minde.
The third rule is, that we labour to perform all the duties of a godly life with a peaceable and quiet mind, which is not disturbed with disheartening 1fears, or tumultuous passions. The which calm quietness ariseth from two causes. The chief and principal is our peace with God, and peace of conscience, which are effects and fruits of our justification by faith. The which assuring us of the remission of our sins, our reconciliation with God, victory over all the enemies of our salvation, and that the Lord so watcheth over us with his providence, and ruleth us in all our ways with his Wisdom and Power, that we shall never fall from him, and so over-ruleth all things which oppose us, that nothing shall be able to hurt or hinder us, and all things shall turn to our good, and further our salvation; we are made hereby constant, cheerful and courageous in all Christian duties, serving the Lord in holiness and righteousness, 2without fear, all the days of our lives. For then our sins, and the judgements of God due unto them will not terrify us, the malicious assaults and tentations of our spiritual enemies will not affright and discourage us, afflictions and persecutions for righteousness sake, and for the profession and practice of Gods true Religion, will not daunt and dismay us, but we will, in despite of all these oppositions, hold on our way, and finish our course with joy. Whereas if we want this inward peace and tranquillity, our sins will press us down as an heavy burden, and 3