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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
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THE SIXTH AND LAST Book of a godly life, entreating of the impediments which usually hinder and discourage men from entering into, & proceeding in the Christian duties which are required unto it, and of the helps and means whereby they may be removed. 742
THE SIXT AND LAST Booke of a godly life, intreating of the impediments which vsually hinder and discourage men from entring into, & proceeding in the Christian duties which are required vnto it, and of the helps and meanes whereby they may be remoued. 742
CAP. I. Of those impediments which are cast into our way, to hinder us in the duties of a godly life, by Satan, the arch enemy of our salvation. 742 Sect. 1. That Satan bendeth all his forces against us, to hinder us in the duties of a godly life. 742 2 How we may remove the former impediments. 743 3 That Satan's might and malice must not discourage us, and the reasons hereof. 744 4 Of Satan's tentations whereby he impugneth our faith. 745 5 Satan's tentations whereby he seeketh to hinder us from entering into the ways of godliness, or from proceeding in them. 747 CAP. II. Of impediments which the world casteth in our way to hinder us, that we may not lead a godly life; and first, such as are public. 749 Sect. 1. The first impediment, arising from evil Magistrates. 749 2 Of the impediments which arise from evil Ministers. 750 3 4. The means to remove this impediment, respecting both Ministers and people. 752 5 Of the impediment which ariseth from the evil lives of Ministers. 754 6 Of the public impediments which respect the people. 755 CAP. III. Of such private impediments as the world useth, to hinder us in a godly life, and first, those on the right hand. 757 Sect. 1. Of the tentations of prosperity, and that they are most dangerous impediments of a godly life. 757 2 Of impediments arising from honours, riches, pleasures, and from evil company. 758 CAP. IIII. Of impediments on the left hand, arising from afflictions and persecutions. 761 Sect. 1. How the world seeketh to hinder our course in godliness, by afflictions and persecutions. 761 2 3. Of the worlds professed hatred, whereby it discourageth us in Christian duties. 761 4 Of the false judgement of the world, showed in the bitter censures of the godly. 764 5 Of worldly contempt, unto which the godly are liable. 765 CAP. VI. Of external impediments whereby the world hindereth us in the duties of a godly life; and first, slanders and derision. 767 Sect. 1. How we may be armed against slanders of the world. 767 2 Of derision and scoffs which the world useth to discourage the godly in all good courses. 769 3 How we may be armed against them. 769 4 Of the necessity of Christian Apology and profession of the truth. 771 CAP. VI. Of worldly persecutions, and how we may be strengthened against them. 772 Sect. 1. Of the worlds cruelty in persecuting the godly.