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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.
§. Sect. 2 That this fear of God is commended unto us in the Scriptures, and of the great profit of it.
§. Sect. 2 That this feare of God is commended vnto vs in the Scriptures, and of the great profit of it.
And this is that fear of God, which in the Scriptures is so much commended unto us, and causeth those, who in their hearts embrace it, to be 1happy and blessed, according to that of Solomon, Blessed is the man that feareth alway: which blessedness that we may attain unto, let us labour after this fear, and to this end let us consider the excellency and profit of it, that our hearts being inflamed with the love of it, we may carefully use all good means whereby we may obtain it. The excellency of it herein appeareth, in that it compriseth in it all other duties, and is usually put for the whole service of God, wherein the whole man is to be employed, according to that of Solomon, Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter, 2Fear God and keep his Commandments, for this is the whole of man. Secondly, it is called in this respect, the head and beginning of wisdom, that is, 3of all godliness and true Religion. Thirdly, it giveth grace and virtue unto all other duties, and maketh them acceptable in Gods sight: For our whole conversation must be a constant walking in Gods fear. In it we 4must worship and serve God. Serve the Lord with fear. And in thy fear will I worship towards thine holy Temple. By it our sanctification is perfected,