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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.
THE THIRD BOOK OF a godly life, containing in it those duties which are required in our daily exercise, both generally at all times of the day, and upon all occasions, and specially in the several parts of it. p. 163
THE THIRD BOOKE OF a godly life, contayning in it those duties which are required in our daily exercise, both generally at all times of the day, and vpon all occasions, and specially in the seuerall parts of it. p. 163
CAP. I. That the duties of a godly life ought daily and constantly to be performed, and not by fits and spurts only. 163 Sect. 1. That we must perform these duties daily and constantly upon every fit occasion. 163 2 That no time is exempted from Gods service, proved by Scripture. 164 3 Divers reasons proving the necessity of the daily exercise of a godly life. 166 4 Of the many great dangers which follow the neglect of this daily exercise. 167 5 Another reason taken from our calling and profession. 168 6 The last reason taken from the uncertainty of our lives. 169 CAP. II. Of some special duties of a godly life, which are to be performed in our daily exercise. ⟨image 9⟩And first, of the renewing of our repentance. 169 Sect. 1. Of the daily renewing of our Covenant with God, by the renewing of our faith and repentance. 169 2 Of the daily renewing of our repentance, & what is required unto it. 171 3 Of the daily confession of our sins, and judging our selves for them. 173 4 Of our detestation and hatred of sin. 174 5 Of the benefits which would arise of this exercise of renewing our repentance. 175 CAP. III. Of our daily exercise in renewing our faith. 176 Sect. 1. That the daily renewing of our faith is very profitable & necessary. 176 2 What this renewing of our faith is, and the means whereby we may be enabled to do it, which consist first, in divers Meditations. 177 3 Of the second sort of means which consist in the performance of divers actions. 179 4 Of the manifold benefits which would arise from the daily renewing of our faith. 179 5 Of divers other benefits which follow the daily renewing of our faith. 181 CAP. IIII. Of our daily exercise in seeking God, and of the things which are required unto it. 183 Sect. 1. That our seeking God daily, is a necessary duty. 183 2 What it is to seek God. 185 3 What is required to our seeking God. First, that we daily labour more perfectly to know and remember him. 185 4 The second thing is, that we adhere unto him with our harts & affections. 186 5 That we must cleave unto God by fervent love. 187 6 That we must labour daily to have our communion with God increased. 188 7 That unto the seeking of God is required, that we daily renew our repentance. 190 8 That we must seek to have and hold Gods grace and favour in Jesus Christ. 188 CAP. V. Of the right manner of seeking God, so as we may be sure to find him;