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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 Of the sixth main duty, which is, to submit our selves to Gods good pleasure in all things.
§. Sect. 4 Of the sixth maine duty, which is, to submit our selues to Gods good pleasure in all things.
The sixth main duty which we are daily to perform, is, to submit our selves in all things to Gods good will and pleasure, and to resign our 1souls, bodies and states to be governed and guided by his providence, without murmuring or repining, being contented with whatsoever he sendeth, and to endure what he inflicteth, not only with meekness and patience, but also with cheerfulness and spiritual joy, of which we have the Apostle Paul an example for our imitation, who had learned in all estates to be content, so that he could be abased and abound, full and hungry, yea was able to do all things, through the help of Christ that strengthened him. 2To the attaining of which contentation, we are to consider, that the Lord is infinitely wise, and knoweth what is better for us then we our selves, infinite 3in power, and able to do that which in his wisdom he knoweth to be best, and infinite in goodness, mercy and compassion towards us, and therefore that he will do that unto us and for us, which in his wisdom he knoweth most profitable, especially for the eternal salvation of our souls. That by his providence he ruleth all things in heaven and earth, and most wisely and powerfully directeth them to the good of all that depend upon him, that in an especial manner he doth thereby watch over them that fear and trust in him, and will not suffer them to want any ⟨p. 208⟩