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A17410	The rules of a holy life. Or A treatise containing the holy order of our liues, prescribed in the Scripture concerning our carriage: towards God, towards men, towards our selues. With generall rules of preparation, that concerne either the helps, or the maner of a holy conuersation. By N. Bifield preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.	Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622.	1619 (1619)	STC 4233.5; ESTC S122202	69,705	372

to God and to declare before the Lord our perswasion of his goodnesse and claime to that part of his Couenant By faith wee plead our right wheras by vnbeleefe wee giue God occasion to neglect our seed I adde also with thankfulnesse because we ought with great ioy and acknowledgement of the free grace of God to behold our seed admitted in the sure couenant of mercy and saluation with our selues and ought to thinke that God hath done more for our children to admit them into Couenant by Baptisme then if the greatest person on earth had made vpon them the assurance of some great estate of maintenance or preferment Secondly for our selues we must make conscience of it to make vse of our owne Baptisme and that throughout the whole course of our life It is giuen vs as a seale of Gods promises and as a vow of our obedience and so we must make vse of it all the daies of our life especially in three cases First in the case of doubting and feare of the forgiuenesse of our sinnes or of the saluation of our soules for Baptisme saueth vs that is effectually assures vs of our saluation and wee doe not offend in trusting Gods promise made in his Word and signed and sealed in Baptisme As certainely doth it saue our soules as the Arke saued the bodies of Noah and his houshold so as wee cannot miscarry if wee leape not out of the Arke into the Seas of waters Let vs stick to our Baptisme and then we are safe The washing in Baptisme did assure the washing of our soules by the Bloud of Christ for our sinnes If I be tempted to doubt of my saluation I must say to my own soule Hath not the Lord prouided me the Arke of Baptisme to preserue me from the seas of his wrath And if I doubt the forgiuenesse of sinnes I must say Hath not the Lord washed mee from my sins by the bloud of his Sonne Did hee not shew mee so much in Baptisme VVee sinne shamefully in that wee doe not make this vse but neglect the confidence Baptisme should worke in vs as if the Lord had but dallied with vs or that Baptisme were but some idle Ceremony 1. Pet. 3. 21. 1. Cor. 15. 29. Act. 22. 16. 2. Secondly in the case of temptation to commit sinne we ought to fight against sinne by his mighty weapon of our Baptisme and so wee may doe by diuers arguments As First in my Baptisme I haue made a vow to God that I would cleaue to him in Iesus Christ and renounce the world the deuill and sinne and shall I break my vow to God that would bee ashamed to break my promise to men Secondly my Baptisme was the Baptisme of repentance and shall I yet liue in sinne My body was washed and shall my soule bee still impure Math. 3. 11. Mark 1. 4. Acts 13. 24. Thirdly by Baptisme I was assured of the vertue of the death of Christ to kill sinne in me And shall I not beleeue the operation of God that hee can deliuer me from the power or powerfull temptations or inclinations to any sinne Shall I not seek strength of Christ or shall I betray my selfe to the deuill and the flesh In Christ I am dead to sinne and shall I yet liue therein Rom. 6. 1 3. Col. 2. 12. Thirdly our Baptisme must bee vsed against the doubts of perseuering or whether we shall bee kept vnto saluation and whether our bodies shall bee raised againe at the last Day for God hath assured all this vnto vs in our Baptism that we haue our part not onely in the death of Christ but also in the resurrection of Christ and if Christ bee raised in vs Christ can die no more either in himselfe or in our hearts and the same power that raised him out of the graue will also raise vp our bodies at the last Day as is pleaded Romanes 6. 10 c. Galath 3. 27 28. 1. Cor. 15. 29. 1. Pet. 3. 21. If wee be baptized and beleeue wee shall certainely bee saued Mark 16. 16. Thus as it concernes our selues 3. In respect of others we are bound to the good behauiour in Baptisme as to acknowledge the communion of Saints so are we tied to preserue our selues in all brotherly loue with the godly who weare the same Liuery with vs and are Souldiers prest to the same warre and haue taken vpon them the same holy Vow with vs we are bound in Baptisme to loue them to stand for them aboue all other people and to liue with them in all holy loue to our liues end Ephes. 4. 3 4 5. 1. Cor. 12. 13. 1. 13. Gal. 3. 27 28. CHAP. XII Rules about the Lords Supper HItherto concerning Baptisme The Rules that concerne the Lords Supper follow Now concerning this Sacrament we are charged with these things 1. First Examination 1. Cor. 11. we must examine our selues and so eate and drinke Examine our selues so as wee be sure there bee no sinne in our hearts and liues which we haue committed but wee are desirous to forsake and do vnfaignedly iudge our selues for it being as desirous to forsake it as we desire God should in the Sacrament forgiue it 2. Secondly The discerning of the Lords Bodie and Bloud so comming to partake of these outward signes of Bread Wine as we withall know and beleeue the presence of Christ and that God doth as effectually giue Christ to the soule of the beleeuer as hee giues Bread and Wine to his body yea we must thus discerne and beleeue that hee is there offered and giuen vnto vs also and that God doth not delude vs but as truely giues vs the Bodie and bloud of Christ as he doth by the Minister giue vs the bread and wine 1. Cor. 11. Thirdly The shewing forth of the death of Christ This is a solemnity where wee must intend to make a solemne remembrance of the Passion and Death of our Sauiour not onely in being present at the breaking of the Bread and powring out of the Wine but in raising vp in our hearts a thankefull remembrance of his grieuous sufferings and death for our sinnes Math. 26. 1. Cor. 11. Fourthly Fellowship and louing communion with the godly which wee both signifie and vow in the Sacraments and testifie before God and men that wee will cleaue vnto them aboue all the people in the world as being the same bread with vs euen members of the same Mysticall Bodie of Christ 1. Cor. 10. Fifthly speciall reconciliation with such as we haue offended bearing malice to no man and desiring and seeking peace with all sorts of men Math. 5. Rom. 12. Sixtly and lastly The vowes of sinceritie resoluing to keepe this feast all our life in the vnleauened bread of sincerity and truth euen to spend our daies in all vprightnesse of heart and vnfaigned hatred of all sinne and hypocrisie 1. Cor. 5. 8. CHAP. XIII Rules

direct him Chap. 3. P. 48. to 56. THus of what he must do what hee must auoide followes and so hee must take heed 1. Of carelesenesse 2. Of rashnesse 3. Of carnall confidence 4. Of hasting to be rich 5. Of distrustfull feares 6. Of adding to or taking from the Word of God 7. Of contempt of reproofe 8. Of beholding of vanity 9. Of the beginnings of sin Chap. 4. p. 56. to 81. NIne things to be euer in our minds that in general concerne the manner of all well-doing for in all good workes wee must shew 1 1. Zeale 2 2. Sincerity which hath in it Truth Respect to all Gods commandements A right end Obedience without obiecting Obedience in all companies 3. Constancy whē we do good Without wearinesse Without discouragement Without resistance Without wauering Without declining 4. Feare 5. Simplicity which is To rest vpon the Word for the forme of holinesse and happinesse To be harmelesse To be simple concerning euill To loue goodnesse for it selfe To bee meeke and lowly-minded So to feare God as not to enuy the wicked 6. Circumspection which hath in it A respect of lesser Commandements Abstaining from appearance of euill Obseruation of the circumstances of things Vnrebukeablenesse Auoiding euill when good might come of it 7. Growth which hath in it Abounding in goodnesse Finishing of holinesse Progresse 8. Moderation to bee neither iust nor wicked ouermuch which is expounded at large Chap. 5. p. 81. to 95. THVS of the generall Rules the particular Rules concerne either God or other men or our selues Our whole duty to God concernes either his loue or his seruice The loue of God must be considered either in the foundation of it or in the exercise of it The foundation of the loue of God is the knowledge of God The Rules about the knowledge of God concerne either the right conceiuing of his Nature or our acquaintance with God That we may conceiue aright of the Nature of God 1. Wee must cast out all likenesses 2. Wee must striue to conceiue of him according to his speciall prayses in his Word 3. We must bring with vs the faith of the Trinity 4. We may helpe our selues by thinking of the Godhead in the Humane Nature of Christ. 5. Wee must get cure for Atheisticall thoughts That we may be acquainted with God 1. We must prepare our harts 2. Wee must begge acquaintance by prayer praying with all our hearts and earely and constantly 3. We must giue our selues to God Chap. 6. p. 95. to 121. THVS of the foundation of the loue of God the Rules that concerne the exercise of our loue to God either shew vs how to manifest our loue to God or how to preserue it Wee manifest our loue to God 1. By auouching him to be our God 2. By prouiding him a place to dwell with vs. 3. By louing Iesus Christ. 4. By walking with him which hath fiue things in it 5. By honouring God and wee honour him By seeking his Kingdome first By open profession of his Truth By grieuing for his dishonour By directing all our actions to his glory By suffering for his sake By honoring such as feare him By hating his enemies By speaking of his Truth with all reuerence By free-will-offerings By praysing him where diuers Rules 6. By trusting in him and this trust in God we shew By relying vpon his mercy for our saluation By committing all our workes to his blessing By beleeuing what he saith By staying vpon him in all distresses praying to him and casting our care vpon him and relying vpon his helpe Without leaning to our vnderstanding Without murmuring Without feare Without care Without vsing ill meanes 7. By obeying him In the manner also of our manifesting our loue to God we must doe it 1. With feruency 2. With feare and our feare of God we shew By awful thoughts of God By departing from euill By all reuerence of minde By not fearing men By remembring his presence By trembling at his iudgments By humility in the vse of his Ordinances By the reuerend vse of his very Titles Chap. 7. p. 121. THus of the manifestation of our loue to God for the preseruation of our loue to God 1. Wee must separate our selues from all others to be his 2. Wee must beware that we forget not God 3. Wee must edifie our selues in our holy faith 4. Wee must pray in the holy Ghost 5. We must waite for the comming of Christ. 6. We must seek his speciall presence in his Ordinances 7. We must preserue the Truth hee hath deliuered to vs. 8. Wee must study his prayses 9. Wee must study to reioyce in God which containes in it 4. things where eight rules to obtaine this ioying in God Cha. 8. p. 121. to 138. THus of our loue to God his seruice followes and the rules about the seruice of God concerne either the parts of his seruice or the time of it The Rules that concerne the parts of Gods worship are either general to all parts or speciall Nine things to bee remembred in all parts of Gods worship 1. Preparation 2. Godly feare 3. Penitency 4. Griefe that others serue not God 5. That all be done in the name of Christ. 6. Precedency before other businesses 7. That we serue with all our hearts 8. Desire to please him 9. Detestation of what might draw vs from his seruice Chap. 9. p. 138. to 147. THe speciall Rules concerne either his publique seruice or the particular parts of his seruice Vnto the publique seruice All must come With speciall reuerence And zeale and this zeale to be shewed six waies And with our consent With speciall gladnesse before God And trust in his mercy And thankefulnes for all successes Chap. 10. p. 147. to 156. THE speciall parts of Gods worship are 1. Hearing where the rules concerne vs. 1. Before hearing A resolution to deny our owne wits and affections A meek and humble spirit 2. In the time of hearing Speciall attention Prouing of the doctrine 3. After Hearing 1. Meditation 2. Practice Chap. 11. p. 156. to 166. 2. THE Sacraments which are either Baptisme or the Lords Supper Concerning Baptisme wee haue diuers things to doe 1. About our children to present them to Baptisme In due time In faith With Thankefulnesse 2. About our selues to make vse of our owne Baptisme In case of doubting In the case of temptatiō to sin where our Baptisme serues for vse three waies In the case of doubting of our perseuerance 3. About others to acknowledge the Baptized Chap. 12. p. 166. to 171. COncerning the Lords Supper wee are charged with 1. Examination 2. The discerning of the Lords Bodie 3. The shewing forth of the death of Christ. 4. The vowes of louing the godly 5. Reconciliation 6. Vowes of holy life Chap. 13. p. 171. to 178. 3. PRayer about which the Rules are 1. Thy words must bee few 2. Thy heart must bee lifted vp which hath three things in it vnderstanding freedom

must looke for the comming of Christ. 9 He must notregard what the multitude doth 10. Hee must in all things giue thanks 11. Hee must study to bee quiet 12. Hee must keep a strict course in following onely profitable things 13. Hee must bee conuersant daily in the reading of the holy Scriptures 14. Hee must keep his first loue 15. Hee must couet the best gifts 16. He must often humble his soule before God 17. Hee must watch for the opportunities of wel-doing 18. Hee must bee carefull of sāctifying the Sabbath 19. Hee must often thinke of the example of the godly that haue excelled 20. Hee must daily seek a way of God Hee must auoid 1. Carelesnesse 2. Rashnes 3. Carnall cōfidence 4. Haste to be rich 5. Distrustfull feares 6. Adding to or taking from the word of God 7. Contempt of reproofe 8. Beholding vanitie 9. The beginning of sinne There are 9. things to be still remē bred which cōcerne the manner of wel-doing 1. Zeale with continual willingnesse and feruencie 2. Sincerity which hath in it 5. things 1. Truth 2. Respect to al Gods commandements 3. Right end 4. Obedience without expostulation 5. Obedience in all places The third thing required in the māner of well-doing is Constācy And he is constant that doth good duties 1. Without wearines 2. Without discouragement 3. Notwithstanding impedimēts 4. Without wauering 5. Without declining 4. Feare Simplicity Which is 1. To rest vpon the Word for the formes of holines happinesse 2. To bee harmlesse 3. To bee simple cōcerning euill 4. To loue goodnesse for it selfe 5. To bee meeke lowly-minded 6. Feare God and not enuy the wicked The sixt is circumspection which hath fiue things in it The 7. is growth or increase Which hath three things in it 1. Abounding in goodnes 2. Perfecting of holinesse 3. Progress 2. Tim. 4. 12. 8. Faith The last is moderatiō The place in Eccl. 7. 16. expounded The diuision of the particular rules The subdiuision The rules that concerne the right knowlege of God of 2. sorts That wee may conceiue aright of Gods nature 1. We must cast out all likenesses 2. We must conceiue of him according t● his prayses 3. We must beleeue the Trinity of Persons 4. Thou maist conceiue of God in the Humane Nature of Christ. 5. Thou must resist Atheistical thoughts 2. Of acquaintance with God That thou maist bee acquainted with God 1. Thou must prepare thy heart 2. Thou must beg it by prayer Three things in seeking aright 3. Thou must giue thy selfe to God Other things about our knowlege Rules about the exercise of our loue to God Seuen waies to manifest our loue to God 1. By auouching him to bee our God 2. By prouiding him a place to dwell where wee dwell 3. By shewing our loue to Iesus Christ. 4. By walking with God Men walk with God 5. waies 5. By honouring God 10. Waies of honouring God Rules about the praise of God When we commend God diuers things are to be obscued 6. By trusting in him How wee must shew it that we trust God How wee may proue that wee trust God in distresse In relying vpon God in affliction wee must auoid fiue things 7. By obeying him 2. Things in the manner of shewing our loue to God 1. Feruencie 2. Feare Eight wayes by which we shew our feare of God What wee must do to preserue the loue of God in vs. About reioycing in God What it is to reioyce or delight our selues in God What wee must doe that wee might bee able to ioy in God Rules about the s●ruice of God Nine things to be remembred in euery part of Gods worship Rules about the publike worship of God 1. All must come 2. With all possible reuerence 3. And zeale And this zeale wee should shew six waies 4. With one consent Three other rules gathered out of Psal. 52. 8 9. Rules that order vs in hearing the word of God 1. Before we come 2. In the time of hearing Note 3. After we haue heard Rules about Baptisme 1. About our children 2. About our selues In three cases How Baptisme may helpe vs against sinne 3. In respect of others Rules about the Lords Supper 1. Wee must examine our selues 2. We must discerne the Lords Body 3. We must shew forth Christs death 4. We vow to cleaue to the godly 5. We must be reconciled 6. We vow a holy life Rules about prayer Thy words must bee few 2. The heart must bee lifted vp 3. Vse all manner of prayer 4. Thou must perseuer in prayer 5. Thou must bee instant without fainting or discouragement 6. With supplication for all Saints 7. In all things giue thankes Rules about reading the Scripture 1. R●ade daily 2. Meditate of what thou readest 3. Confer vpon it 4. Resolue to obey Rules about singing of Psalmes The Rules about vowing Rules about Swearing The Rules about a religious Fast. Rules about the Sabbath 1. The preparation to it 2. Of the celebration of the Sabbath Rules that direct our carriage towards men 1. Towards all men And so 1. in cōpany With due respect of Religion Auoiding vaine ianglings in 3. things How wee must behaue our selues in company concerning the faults of others Reproue but hate not Passe by meere frailties Rules that concerne the in-offensiuenes of our carriage in company A humble behauiou● hath three thing in it Eight rules that concerne discretion in our behauiour Three Rules that concerne the purity of our cōuersation The rules that order vs out of companie 8. Things required in shewing mercy 1. Willingnesse 2. Labour 3. Liberalitie 4. Humilitie Humilitie shewed fiue waies in doing workes of mercy 5. Faith in two respects 6. Discretion in four● things 7. Sympathy 8. Sinceritie in fiue things Needlesse societie with them must be auoided Great wisdome required in cōuersing with them Diuers things that affect the hearts euen of the worst men are 1. A mortified life 2. Reuerend speech of Religion 3. Meekenesse of wisedome 4. Reseruednesse in foure things 5. Mercy 6. Vndauntednesse in a good cause 7. Patience in affliction Six waies of manifesting our loue to the godly 1. By courtesie 2. By receiuing them 3. By bearing their burthens Note 4. By prouoking them to good duties 5. By faithfulnesse in all their businesse 6. By imploying our gifts for their good What wee must do to preseru● our loue to the godly Wee must labour to be of one iudgment with them 2. We must follow peace 3. We must couer their weaknesse We must confesse our faults one to another 10. Things to bee auoided 1. Suits in Law 2. Dissimulation 3. Conceitednesse 5. Worldlinesse and selfe-loue 6. Ficklenesse 7. Vaine-glory 8. Iudging 9. Euil words and complaining 10. Forsake not their assembly How we must carry our selues towards such as are fallen fro God How we must carry our selues towards such as trespasse against vs. How we must carry our selues towards weake Christians How we must carry our selues towards the strong How we must carry our selues towards our special friend How we must carry our selues in our generall calling 1. In matters of faith 2. About thy repentance 3. About thy hope 7. Things to be auoided in our particular Calling 2. Vnfaithfulnesse 3. Rashnesse 4. Passion 5. The temptations of thy calling 6. Worldlinesse 7. Prophanenes How wee must carry our selues in affliction 8 Things to bee auoided 1. Dissembling 2. Shame 3. Impatience 4. Discouragement 5. Trust in carnall friends 6. Perplexed eares 7. Suddain feares 8. Carelesnesse of thy waies 5. Things to be done in the time of affliction