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The beginning of the doctrine of Christ. Or A catalogue of sins showing how…The beginning of the doctrine of Christ. Or A catalogue of sinnes shewing how…
The beginning of the doctrine of Christ. Or A catalogue of sins showing how a Christian may find out the evils, he must take notice of in his repentance. With rules, that show a course, how any Christian may be delivered from the guilt and power of all his sins. By N. Bifield preacher of Gods Word, at Isleworth in Middlesex.The beginning of the doctrine of Christ. Or A catalogue of sinnes shewing how a Christian may finde out the euils, hee must take notice of in his repentance. With rules, that shew a course, how any Christian may be deliuered from the guilt and power of all his sinnes. By N. Bifield preacher of Gods Word, at Isleworth in Middlesex.
London: printed for R. Rounthwaite, 1619
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4. The fourth question a1 careful Christian, that hath thus found out the gain of godliness, would ask, is this, What he should do in the whole course of his life to glorify God, who hath thus loved him, and given his Son to dye for him, and purchased such a glorious Inheritance for him; and for answer hereunto, I ⟨p. 9⟩have likewise out of the Scripture gathered the rules of Life, which will show him distinctly, how he should carry himself both towards God, and towards men in all parts of his life; how he should behave himself at home and abroad, in company, and out of company, &c. and all this showed him by the express words of the Scriptures.
4. The fourth question a1 carefull Christiā, that hath thus found out the gaine of godlinesse, would aske, is this, What hee should do in the whole course of his life to glorifie God, who hath thus loued him, and giuen his Sonne to dye for him, and purchased such a glorious Inheritance for him; and for answere heereunto, I ⟨p. 9⟩haue likewise out of the Scripture garhered the rules of Life, which will shew him distinctly, how hee should carry himselfe both towards God, and towards men in all parts of his life; how he should behaue himselfe at home and abroad, in company, and out of company, &c. and all this shewed him by the expresse words of the Scriptures.
- 1The Contents of the fourth book.The Contents of the fourth booke.
5. In the fifth place, If a man ask himself what yet he wants that is necessary for his state, he may, and ought to bethink himself of this question; What are these necessary truths,