The practice of piety directing a Christian how to walk, that he may please…

Name: The practice of piety directing a Christian how to walk, that he may please…
Author: Lewis Bayly

The practice of piety directing a Christian how to walk, that he may please God / amplified by the author

Lewis Bayly d. 1631London: printed for Edward Brewster, 1695

[17], 566 p. · 116k words · Wing B1502 · ESTC R29026

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THE PRACTICE OF PIETY. › Now followeth the extraordinary practice of Piety, whereby God is g… › Thus far of Prayer in Fasting. › 2. Of doing good works.

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.

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1. Rules in giving of Alms, and doing good works.

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1. They must be done in obedience to God's Commandments: ¹not because we think it to be good, but because God requireth us to do such and such a good deed: for such^a obedience of the worker God preferreth before all sacrifices, and the greatest works.

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a1 Sa. 15. 22

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2. They must proceed from^b faith, else they cannot please God: nay without faith the most specious works are but

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3. Of the Ends of Fasting.