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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. 5 That the saving graces of the Spirit wrought in us, make the godly life easy and familiar.
§. Sect. 5 That the sauing graces of the Spirit wrought in vs, make the godly life easie and familiar.
And as the Spirit it self, so the gifts and graces which it bringeth with it, and worketh in us, are notable helps enabling us to overcome all difficulties which we find in the way: As first, a true & lively Faith, which not only overcometh the world and all the enemies of our salvation, and uniting us unto Christ, doth cause us to bring forth fruits in him, but also persuadeth & assureth us, that notwithstanding all lets and difficulties, we shall attain unto that sanctification and holiness of life which we labour after. The which as a singular encouragement hearteneth us to take pains, & to use all diligence in all Christian duties, when as we are sure that we shall not lose our labour, but shall receive the fruit and benefit of it in the end. Secondly, a lively hope enableth us to overcome all difficulties, when as we do assuredly expect, not only help & assistance from God, for the performing of those duties, unto which in our selves we are altogether insufficient; but also do wait for that bountiful wages & rich reward, which God hath promised to all those who serve & please him; namely, all the testimonies of his love & favour in this life, and that eternal crown of glory & happiness, which he reserveth for us in the life to come. For this is that helmet 1of salvation, which defendeth us against all encounters of our spiritual 2