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

Let us not be so addicted to the commodities of this life, but that withal, we do most principally labour for Spiritual graces, and things pertaining to a better life. Let us as much desire to be freed from the corruption of sin, as the guilt and punishment, and as we crave the forgiveness of our sins, so let us earnestly labour to forsake them. Remit and pardon all our sins, and to this end give us a lively Faith to apply Christ for our justification. Let us pray for remission, not only with fervency, but also with Faith, steadfastly believing that thou wilt pardon them, and seal this assurance in our hearts by thy good Spirit. Let us see our sins, and heartily bewail them, and be truly grieved because they no more grieve us. Let us after reconciliation desire and endeavour in all things to please thee, and choose rather to displease our selves and all the world, then thy Majesty. Let us confirm our Faith in the assurance of pardon, by forgiving those who have trespassed against us, and that not in show only, but in truth and sincerity. Let us not only forgive injuries, but also forget them, and approve our sincerity in remitting, by our readiness to perform all good duties unto them, that we may overcome evil with goodness. Let us pass by offences, and show our wisdom in our slowness to Anger and Revenge. Let us do good to those that hurt us, and pray for those that persecute us. Give unto us not only the grace of Justification, and the Remission of our sins, but also of Sanctification, and the spirit of fortitude, whereby we may mortify sin, and be enabled to resist the tentations of the flesh, the world and the devil. Let us not, when we are washed with the blood of Christ, and freed from the guilt and curse of sin, defile our selves again, nor be entangled in the yoke of bondage, but let us stand fast in the liberty which Christ hath purchased for us. Let us not abuse our liberty as an occasion to the flesh, and because we are freed from sin, sin the more freely; but being delivered out of the hands of all our spiritual enemies, let us worship and serve thee without fear, in holiness and ⟨p. 889⟩righteousness before thee all the days of our lives.

Let vs not be so addicted to the commodities of this life, but that withall, wee doe most principally labour for Spirituall graces, and things pertayning to a better life. Let vs as much desire to be freed from the corruption of sinne, as the guilt and punishment, and as wee craue the forgiuenesse of our sinnes, so let vs earnestly labour to forsake them. Remit and pardon all our sinnes, and to this end giue vs a liuely Faith to apply Christ for our iustification. Let vs pray for remission, not onely with feruencie, but also with Faith, stedfastly beleeuing that thou wilt pardon them, and seale this assurance in our hearts by thy good Spirit. Let vs see our sinnes, and heartily bewayle them, and be truely grieued because they no more grieue vs. Let vs after reconciliation desire and indeuour in all things to please thee, and chuse rather to displease our selues and all the world, then thy Maiesty. Let vs confirme our Faith in the assurance of pardon, by forgiuing those who haue trespassed against vs, and that not in shew onely, but in truth and sincerity. Let vs not onely forgiue iniuries, but also forget them, and approue our sincerity in remitting, by our readinesse to performe all good duties vnto them, that wee may ouercome euill with goodnesse. Let vs passe by offences, and shew our wisdome in our slownesse to Anger and Reuenge. Let vs doe good to those that hurt vs, and pray for those that persecute vs. Giue vnto vs not onely the grace of Iustification, and the Remission of our sinnes, but also of Sanctification, and the spirit of fortitude, whereby wee may mortifie sinne, and be inabled to resist the tentations of the flesh, the world and the deuill. Let vs not, when we are washed with the blood of Christ, and freed from the guilt and curse of sinne, defile our selues againe, nor be intangled in the yoke of bondage, but let vs stand fast in the liberty which Christ hath purchased for vs. Let vs not abuse our liberty as an occasion to the flesh, and because we are freed from sin, sin the more freely; but being deliuered out of the hands of all our spirituall enemies, let vs worship and serue thee without feare, in holinesse and