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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. 5 That the Spirit enlighteneth us in the ways of godliness.
§. Sect. 5 That the Spirit inlighteneth vs in the wayes of godlinesse.
Secondly, having given unto us this life of grace, he will in the next place indue us with spiritual light, and illuminate the blind eyes of our ⟨p. 8⟩minds, that we may understand the will and ways of God revealed in his Word, and attain unto such a measure of saving knowledge, as may be sufficient to direct us in all our thoughts, words, and actions. And this is that voice of the Spirit, which in our conversion unto God, secretly whispereth in the ear of our minds, as it were behind us, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to 1the left. This is that day-spring, which the Sun of righteousness with his arising hath caused to appear and visit us, to give light unto us, who sate 2in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace. This is that Comforter which our Saviour promised to send after his resurrection, who should lead his Disciples, and with them, all the faithful into all truth. This is that grace of God, which hath appeared, teaching 3us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world. This is that holy ointment and precious eye-salve, which openeth and enlighteneth the blind eyes of our minds, that we may know all things appertaining to our salvation; so as we need no Tutor to teach us any other doctrine, but as the same anointing hath 4taught us of all things. Whereof he is called the Spirit of truth, not only because he is most true, and Truth it self, but also teacheth and guideth us in the ways of truth. And the spirit of illumination and wisdom, not only