A20762:3165
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.
§. 11 The tenth remedy is, to apply the Word unto ourselves.
§. 11 The tenth remedie is, to applie the Word vnto ourselues.
The tenth means is, that we do apply unto our selves the Word which we hear, and not, if we dislike it, shift it off from our selves to others; saying unto our souls, when we hear reproofs, this is my sin which is reproved, seeing I have either committed it, or having the seeds of it in me, may bring forth the fruits of it in outward act, if God by his Word and holy Spirit nip and restrain them not. This admonition belongeth unto me, and I will take warning and grow wiser, and more watchful by it. This instruction is mine, for my better direction in avoiding sin, and embracing godliness; and this judgement threatened will light upon me, if I securely go on in my sins, and do not prevent it by unfeigned repentance. For, as our meat will not nourish us, if we give it to be eaten by others, nor our clothes keep us warm, unless we put them on, nor medicines and salves cure our sicknesses and sores, unless they be taken and applied; no more will this food and physic of our souls do us any good, if we put it off unto others, and do not make it our own by application.
The tenth meanes is, that we doe applie vnto our selues the Word which we heare, and not, if we dislike it, shift it off from our selues to others; saying vnto our soules, when wee heare reproofes, this is my sinne which is reprooued, seeing I haue either committed it, or hauing the seeds of it in me, may bring forth the fruits of it in outward act, if God by his Word and holy Spirit nippe and restraine them not. This admonition belongeth vnto me, and I will take warning and grow wiser, and more watchfull by it. This instruction is mine, for my better direction in auoyding sinne, and embracing godlinesse; and this judgement threatned will light vpon me, if I securely goe on in my sinnes, and doe not preuent it by vnfained repentance. For, as our meat will not nourish vs, if we giue it to be eaten by others, nor our clothes keepe vs warme, vnlesse wee put them on, nor medicines and salues cure our sicknesses and sores, vnlesse they be taken and applied; no more will this food and physicke of our soules doe vs any good, if we put it off vnto others, and doe not make it our owne by application.