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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. XXXIX.
Other motives arising from those duties which we owe unto God and our neighbours.
Other motiues arising from those duties which we owe vnto God and our neighbours.
§. Sect. 1 The first reason, taken from that thankfulness which we owe unto God.
§. Sect. 1 The first reason, taken from that thankefulnesse which we owe vnto God.
And these are the reasons and arguments, respecting Gods works and benefits towards us, which may persuade us to perform all the duties of a godly life with diligence & cheerfulness. Besides which, there are divers other motives, arising from those duties which we owe unto God, in lieu of so many great & inestimable benefits, that are also effectual to the same purpose. As first, our unfeigned thankfulness towards God, which we are bound to testify and approve, by performing service unto him in the duties of holiness and righteousness. For we 1are not debtors unto the flesh, that we should live according to the lusts thereof; but so infinitely indebted unto God for his innumerable mercies, that we are never able in the least part to discharge it, and are therefore bound ever to remain thankful debtors, and to testify our thankfulness by magnifying his grace and holy Name, and by striving and endeavouring, as much as we are able, to do his will, and perform all such duties as are acceptable in his sight, acknowledging when we have done the best we can, that we are still unprofitable servants, who