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A17419 The light of faith: and, way of holinesse Shewing what to belieue, and for what to striue together, earnestly contend, and suffer for in this contending age. And how to liue in all estates, conditions, and degrees of relation, according to this faith. In both, deliuering (as neere as might be, in the life of Scripture phrase:) only things necessary, as we meane to be saued, and auoiding vtterly things arbitrary, that distract, rather then direct a Christian. Collected out of holy Scripture by an vnworthy labourer in Gods vineyard, Richard Bifield pastor in Long-Ditton, in Surrey. Byfield, Richard, 1598?-1664. 1630 (1630) STC 4239; ESTC S107158 133,233 536

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2._o to_o suffer_v a_o woman_n to_o preach_v rev._n 2._o 20._o to_o suffer_v heretic_n that_o hold_v false_a doctrine_n rev._n 2._o 14_o 15._o and_o to_o admit_v the_o doctrine_n and_o will_n of_o balaamitish_a seducer_n to_o lay_v hand_n sudden_o on_o any_o 1_o tim._n 5_o 22._o to_o c●st_v out_o those_o that_o tremble_v at_o god_n word_n esa_n 66._o 5._o thus_o of_o the_o sin_n against_o christ_n christians_o ●_o against_o christians_o 2_o sin_n against_o christian_n be_v commit_v against_o they_o either_o consider_v as_o one_o body_n and_o member_n of_o that_o one_o body_n or_o as_o set_v in_o private_a or_o several_a estate_n against_o christian_n consider_v as_o one_o body_n there_o be_v these_o sin_n schism_n 1_o cor._n 12._o 25._o and_o faction_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 12_o 13._o want_v of_o fellow_n feel_v 1_o cor._n 12._o 26._o n●t_v improove_v our_o gift_n to_o their_o edification_n 1_o cor._n 12._o 7._o not_o to_o think_v sober_o and_o deal_v faithful_o in_o our_o place_n &_o 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nor_o hot_a rev._n 3._o 15._o that_o press_v not_o forward_o but_o look_v back_o to_o what_o he_o have_v attain_v as_o sufficient_a phil._n 3._o 11._o 13._o these_o be_v the_o sin_n against_o us._n 4_o against_o man_n that_o be_v not_o christian_n that_o live_v by_o us._n christian_a grace_n 4_o the_o four_o sort_n be_v against_o not_o christian_a man_n that_o live_v with_o we_o or_o man_n without_o to_o who_o the_o report_n of_o our_o profession_n come_v here_o he_o sin_v that_o spend_v himself_o in_o judge_v of_o they_o 1_o cor._n 5._o 12._o that_o forget_v that_o gentleness_n and_o meekness_n that_o shall_v be_v show_v to_o all_o know_v
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3_o form_n in_o thou_o frequent_a meditation_n of_o heaven_n the_o love_n of_o christ_n appear_v and_o the_o patient_a wait_a for_o his_o come_n to_o these_o the_o lord_n direct_v all_o our_o heart_n 2_o thes_n 3_o 4._o in_o this_o manner_n abide_v with_o god_n all_o thy_o life_n mourn_v for_o thy_o fail_n and_o press_v on_o towards_o the_o mark_n for_o the_o price_n of_o the_o high_a call_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n §._o xxix_o the_o order_n of_o our_o life_n in_o the_o several_a change_n of_o our_o fade_a condition_n now_o for_o the_o several_a change_n god_n to_o abide_v with_o god_n of_o thy_o mortal_a condition_n the_o apostle_n rule_v in_o general_n be_v therein_o abide_v with_o god_n as_o 1_o in_o thy_o wealth_n 1_o remember_v that_o thou_o neither_o wealth_n 1_o in_o wealth_n ascribe_v to_o thyself_o the_o power_n to_o get_v riches_n but_o acknowledge_v they_o to_o come_v from_o god_n nor_o forget_v god_n in_o thy_o abundance_n that_o therewith_o thou_o shall_v make_v 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