B11881:180
The signs of the wicked man Together with directions that show how the several…The signes of the wicked man Together with directions that shew how the seuerall…
The signs of the wicked man Together with directions that show how the several gifts and graces of Gods spirit may be attained. Needful for such as want those graces, and for such as desire to increase in them. By N. Bifield, preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.The signes of the wicked man Together with directions that shew how the seuerall gifts and graces of Gods spirit may be attained. Needfull for such as want those graces, and for such as desire to increase in them. By N. Bifield, preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.
London: printed by George Purslow for Ralph Rounthwaite, 1619London: printed by George Purslovv for Ralph Rounthvvaite, 1619
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3. Take heed of excessive1 cares, and the overreaching of thy desires in the employments of the world, or the immoderate use of worldly delights; for those choke the seed of the Word, and alienate the affections from it; and so doth any gross, or beloved ⟨p. 83⟩sin, Heb. 3. Math. 13.
3. Take heed of excessiue1 cares, and the ouerteaching of thy desires in the imployments of the world, or the immoderate vse of worldly delights; for those choake the seed of the Word, and alienate the affections from it; and so doth any grosse, or beloued ⟨p. 83⟩sinne, Heb. 3. Math. 13.
- 13. Take heed of worldly cares.
4. Take heed also of1 personal discord with such as fear God, especially with thy Teachers; for this doth by secret degrees make the heart careless and negligent, and in some things wilful; and if it be not looked to in time, will bring men from the liking of the Word, as they have been drawn from the liking of such as love the Word.