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. Alms are a special means to move God in mercy to turn away hisⁱ temporal judgments from us: when we by a true Faith (that showeth it self by such fruits) do return unto him.

1. Alms are a special means to move God in mercy to turn away hisⁱ temporal judgments from us: when we by a true Faith (that sheweth it self by such fruits) do return unto him.

iDan. 4. 27.

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2. Merciful-Alms givers ^kshall be the Children of the Highest, and be like God their Father, who is the^l Father of mercies. They shall be his^m Stewards to dispose his Goods; his Hands, to distribute his Alms: and if it be so great an honour to be the King's Almoner, how much greater is it to be the God of Heavens Almsgiver?

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

3. Of the Ends of Fasting.

2. Of the public Fast.

2. Of the publick Fast.

Of the Practice of Piety in Holy Feasting.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

3. Of the Ends of Fasting.

2. Of the public Fast.

2. Of the publick Fast.

Of the Practice of Piety in Holy Feasting.