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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.
§. 5 The third cause, Charity.
§. 5 The third cause, Charitie.
The third cause of spiritual security is Charity; for (as the Apostle telleth us) there is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth out fear; 1and if we do above all things put on charity which is the bond of perfectness, then also will the peace of God rule in our hearts, and work ⟨p. 94⟩in them this Christian security. For if we truly love God, it is an evident sign unto us that he loveth us; for as the Apostle saith, We love him because he loved us first; and being assured of Gods love, we 2need not to doubt of his protection, whereby he will keep us from all evil; and of his providence watching over us, which will provide for us all things necessary. And finally, if we unfeignedly love the Lord, then may we be secure in all dangers, and in the middest of all troubles and crosses, because the Lord through his infinite wisdom and power will cause all things, even afflictions themselves, to work together for good to them that love him; and will so weaken the 3strength of them, that they shall never be able to separate us from the love of Christ.
The third cause of spirituall securitie is Charitie; for (as the Apostle telleth vs) there is no feare in loue, but perfect loue casteth out feare;