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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 The second thing is, that we adhere unto him with our hearts and affections.
§. Sect. 4 The second thing is, that we adhere vnto him with our hearts and affections.
Secondly, unto this daily exercise of seeking God, it is required, that we do continually adhere and cleave unto him with our hearts and affections; that we labour and endeavour daily more and more to wean 1them from the world and worldly vanities, that they may wholly be fixed and fastened upon him, not affecting and doting upon earthly and momentany trifles which profit not, but minding spiritual and heavenly excellencies, and seeking those things which are above, where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God; and that we do not carry our selves as Citizens of the earth, where we have no abiding place, but that we have our conversation 2in heaven, from whence we expect a Saviour and Redeemer. More especially, we must withdraw our affiance and trust from the arm of flesh, and earthly helps and props, which will most fail us when we most rely upon them; and fasten them wholly upon God the immovable Rock of our salvation, and our chief Tower of strength, resting upon 3him at all times, and for all things; provision in time of want, protection in time of danger, as well in the absence as presence of all inferior means; knowing that he is infinitely gracious, and all-sufficient to preserve ⟨p. 187⟩and defend us without, as well as with them. We must also fasten our hopes daily upon God, who is the sure anchor-hold that will stay and secure us against all the storms of troubles and tentations; and daily comfort our selves in our earthly pilgrimage, and take encouragement in the performance of all good duties, even when we are crossed in them, and persecuted for them of the world, by continual renewing our expectation of the performance of Gods gracious promises, especially those that concern a better life, which will make us to purge our selves, as he also