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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.
CAP. V.
Of the right manner of seeking God, so as we may be sure to find him: and of the benefits which arise from it.
Of the right manner of seeking God, so as we may be sure to finde him: and of the benefits which arise from it.
§. Sect. 1 That we must seek God first and principally, seasonably and constantly,
§. Sect. 1 That we must seeke God first and principally, seasonably and constantly,
AND these are the things which are required to this duty of seeking God daily. The second point propounded, was the 1manner how he is to be thus sought of us. In which respect, we are to seek him rightly, according to the direction of his Word. Wherein is required, first, that we seek God first and principally, that is, above all things in the world, more highly esteeming him in our judgements, more often thinking on him in our meditations, more fervently cleaving unto him, in our hearts, wills, and affections, more diligently seeking his grace and favour in all our actions, then the greatest excellencies that heaven or earth can afford unto us. Secondly, we must seek him first in time, and before all other things, as men use to seek first things chiefly necessary, profitable, and of greatest value and excellency, and when they have any spare time, things of less use, utility, or worth; as treasures, before lumber; means of life, food, apparel,