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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.
§. 8 Of the effects of spiritual security.
§. 8 Of the effects of spirituall securitie.
And these are the causes of this spiritual security. The effects of it are quite contrary to those of carnal security; for it doth not make us more slothful and sluggish in the service of God, but more watchful over all our ways, that we may do all things which are acceptable unto God, from whom we enjoy so great a blessing; and not commit any thing against knowledge and conscience, which may disturb our sweet peace, or deprive us of the inward joy of this spiritual security. It doth not make us more negligent and backward in holy duties, but to perform them with all diligence and cheerfulness, seeing we walk in this way of godliness without fear; and have part of our heavenly wages in present pa•, peace of conscience, spiritual security, and joy in the holy Ghost, which are the preludes and first beginnings of everlasting happiness. For, as the Apostle saith, The kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, 1and peace, and joy in the holy Ghost. It freeth us from the bondage of the Law, which presseth from us the obedience of slaves, out of servile 2fear of smart and punishment, and restoreth us to the glorious liberty of the sons of God, yielding ingen•ous and voluntary obedience, out of mere love to our heavenly Father. It taketh away all painfulness and displeasantnesse in yielding service unto God, by taking away Legal fear, which (as the Apostle saith) hath torment, 3