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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.
THE FIFTH BOOK of a godly life, containing in it the helps and means which enable us unto it. p. 448
THE FIFTH BOOKE of a godly life, contayning in it the helpes and meanes which inable vs vnto it. p. 448
CAP. I. Of the rules of a godly life, whereby we may be directed in the right performance of all Christian duties. And first, of such rules as respect the causes of it, both principal and subordinate. 448 Sect. 1. Of the helps enabling us to lead a godly life. 448 2 The first rule is, that we make God the supreme end of all Christian duties, and wholly deny our selves in them. 449 3 The second rule respecteth our Saviour Christ, namely, that we aim at him, as the main scope of all our actions. 450 4 The third rule, respecting the Spirit of God dwelling in us. 451 5 The rules respecting subordinate causes, the first whereof is, that we must often renew the Covenant between God and us. 452 6 The 2. rule is, that we must take care to approve our ways unto God and our own consciences, & then unto men. 454 7 The third rule is, that we must perform all good duties with a quiet and peaceable mind. 455 8 The fourth rule is, that all our duties must arise from the fundamental graces of a godly life. 457 9 The fifth rule is, that we must chiefly esteem, choose, and affect the duties of godliness, according to their worth and excellency. 458 10 The sixth rule is, that we must use all helps and means which may enable us unto godliness. 459 CAP. II. Of the rules of a godly life, which respect the circumstances of it. 460 Sect. 1. The first rule, respecting the circumstances of a godly life is, that we must make precious account of our time which God hath allotted us for his service. 460 2 The second rule is, that we must not stay for occasions of Christian duties, but seek for them before they offer themselves. 461 3 The third is, that we must set our selves most seriously about Christian duties, when we find our selves best prepared and fitted for them. 462 4 The last rule is, that we must observe an order in doing these duties, and avoid confusion. 463 CAP. III. Of the rules of a godly life, respecting the matter, form, and substance of it. 464 Sect. 1. The first rule is, that we aspire unto perfection by degrees. 464 2 Of these degrees by which we must aspire unto perfection. 465 3 The second rule is, that we fit our burden according to our strength. 467 4 That we must exercise our selves in the duties of a godly life, according to the measure of grace received.