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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. 4 That the practice of godliness is the touch-stone of our faith.
§. Sect. 4 That the practice of godlinesse is the touch-stone of our faith.
Furthermore, the just do live by their faith, which doth ingraft them into Christ their life and righteousness; and a godly life is the touch-stone 1which discerneth a true and sincere faith, from that which is false and hypocritical. It is the sign of our spiritual union and incision; for they that are ingrafted into the true Vine Christ, do bring forth much fruit; and they who do not, are either no branches at all, or such as are dead, and shall be cut off. It is the fruit which the tree of faith beareth, by which we may discern a living from a dead faith, 2and approve and manifest it unto others. It is the breath of this life of faith, and the operation of this faculty, whereby we may discern whether it be a living body, and lively sacrifice acceptable unto God; or a dead carcass, which hath only the show of a true ⟨p. 4⟩body, but stinketh in his nostrils, when for an oblation we offer it unto 3him.
Furthermore, the iust doe liue by their faith, which doth ingraft them into Christ their life and righteousnesse; and a godly life is the touch-stone 1which discerneth a true and sincere faith, from that which is false and hypocriticall. It is the signe of our spirituall vnion and incision; for they that are ingrafted into the true Vine Christ, doe bring foorth much fruit; and they who doe not, are either no branches at all, or such as are dead, and shall bee cut off. It is the fruit which the tree of faith beareth, by which wee may discerne a liuing from a dead faith,