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An abridgement of the whole body of divinity extracted from the learned works of…
An abridgement of the whole body of divinity extracted from the learned works of that ever-famous and reverend divine, Mr. William Perkins / by Tho. Nicols.
London: printed by W.B. for Will. Hope, 1654
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.
By Godliness we must seek to get a good name,1 and when we have so gotten it, we must likewise by Godliness strive to maintain it, Prov. 221. Eccles. 7. 1. Phil. 4. 8.
- 1It is lawful to labour for a good name by Godliness.It is lawfull to labour for a good name by Godliness.
A good name is to be laboured for thus:
1. By seeking the Kingdom of God before all things, by repenting of sin, and earnestly desiring to follow after, and to embrace righteousness. This is the right way to seek the Kingdom of heaven, Prov 10. 7. Mark. 14. 9.