A20762:3245

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

Name: A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the duties
Author: John Downame

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.

John Downame d. 1652London: printed by Felix Kingstone and William Stansby for Ed, 1622

[36], 734, 733-925, 956-961, [3]; [16], 103, [1] p. · 643k words · STC 7143 · ESTC S121690

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OF CARNAL SECURITY. › Book 2 › Chapter 3 › Section 1: § 1 Th• •••st m[…]s, highly to esteem it and […]e i• […] and in him.OF CARNALL SECVRITIE. › Book 2 › Chapter 3 › Section 1: § 1 Th• •••st m〈…〉s, highly to esteeme it and 〈…〉e i• 〈…〉 and in him.

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§ 1 Th• •••st m[…]s, highly to esteem it and […]e i• […] and in him.

§ 1 Th• •••st m〈…〉s, highly to esteeme it and 〈…〉e i• 〈…〉 and in him.

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Now it followeth in the last place, that we set down the means of obtaining and preserving this grace of Christian security. And first, if we would attain unto this rich gift (which maketh us with joy and comfort to enjoy all other blessings, because it secureth us of their fruition, quieteth our minds in the middest of all dangers, comforteth us against all afflictions, as a rich treasury supplieth all our wants, and is unto us an impregnable Fort to keep off all our spiritual enemies, and Armour of proof to beat back the darts of their tentations) we must in our judgements esteem it according to the worth and value, in our hearts and affections love and desire it, and so resolve, with all care and good conscience, to endeavour in the use of all good means whereby we may attain unto it, and preserve and cherish ⟨p. 97⟩it when we have gotten it. As first, if we would have the effect wrought in us, we must labour that the causes of it may be effectual in us to this purpose. And seeing God is the author of this excellent gift, and that rich fountain of all grace and goodness, from which

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Author

John Downame d. 1652

Place

London

Printer

Felix Kingstone and William Stansby

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Year

1622

Size

[36], 734, 733-925, 956-961, [3]; [16], 103, [1] p.

Words

642,545

Catalogue

STC 7143 · ESTC S121690

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EEBO-TCP A20762

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3,270

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1,123

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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

§ 1 Th• •••st m[…]s, highly to esteem it and […]e i• […] and in him.

§ 1 Th• •••st m〈…〉s, highly to esteeme it and 〈…〉e i• 〈…〉 and in him.

§. 2 The second means is, to labour to be in the number of Christ Disciples, and of his flock.

§. 2 The second meanes is, to labour to be in the number of Christ Disciples, and of his flocke.

§. 3 The third means is, that we labour to be in the Covenant of Grace.

§. 3 The third meanes is, that we labour to be in the Couenant of Grace.

§. 4 The fourth means is, to labour to have the causes of it in us. As, first, the Spirit of adoption, and the chain of saving graces.

§. 4 The fourth meanes is, to labour to haue the causes of it in vs. As, first, the Spirit of adoption, and the chayne of sauing graces.

§. 5 The fifth means is, to labour to be endued with those peciall saving graces, which are the causes of, first, knowledge and remembrance of God and his Attributes. Secondly, A lively Faith.

§. 5 The fift means is, to labour to be indued with those peciall sauing graces, which are the causes of, first, knowledge and remembrance of God and his Attributes. Secondly, A liuely Faith.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

§ 1 Th• •••st m[…]s, highly to esteem it and […]e i• […] and in him.

§ 1 Th• •••st m〈…〉s, highly to esteeme it and 〈…〉e i• 〈…〉 and in him.

§. 2 The second means is, to labour to be in the number of Christ Disciples, and of his flock.

§. 2 The second meanes is, to labour to be in the number of Christ Disciples, and of his flocke.

§. 3 The third means is, that we labour to be in the Covenant of Grace.

§. 3 The third meanes is, that we labour to be in the Couenant of Grace.

§. 4 The fourth means is, to labour to have the causes of it in us. As, first, the Spirit of adoption, and the chain of saving graces.

§. 4 The fourth meanes is, to labour to haue the causes of it in vs. As, first, the Spirit of adoption, and the chayne of sauing graces.

§. 5 The fifth means is, to labour to be endued with those peciall saving graces, which are the causes of, first, knowledge and remembrance of God and his Attributes. Secondly, A lively Faith.

§. 5 The fift means is, to labour to be indued with those peciall sauing graces, which are the causes of, first, knowledge and remembrance of God and his Attributes. Secondly, A liuely Faith.

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