Ancilla pietatis: or, The hand-maid to priuate deuotion presenting a manuell to furnish her with necessary principles of faith. Forcible motiues to a holy life. Vsefull formes of hymnes and prayers. ... By Daniel Featly, D. in Diuinity.
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Ancilla pietatis: or, The hand-maid to priuate deuotion presenting a manuell to furnish her with necessary principles of faith. Forcible motiues to a holy life. Vsefull formes of hymnes and prayers. ... By Daniel Featly, D. in Diuinity.
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Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645.
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At London :: Printed for Nicholas Bourne,
[1626]
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Devotional exercises -- Early works to 1800.
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"Ancilla pietatis: or, The hand-maid to priuate deuotion presenting a manuell to furnish her with necessary principles of faith. Forcible motiues to a holy life. Vsefull formes of hymnes and prayers. ... By Daniel Featly, D. in Diuinity." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A00587.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.
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SECT. 23. DOMIN. 23. Of loue, feare, repentance,
gratitude, and zeale;
and how they are
the fruits of
faith.
Q. What is diuine loue?
A. A spirituall grace, whereby
we preferre God before all things,
and set our hearts, and whole de∣lights
on him.
Q. What is filiall feare?
A. A spirituall grace, whereby
we are carefull to shunne, and a∣uoid
any thing that may offend
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our heauenly Father.
Q. What is repentance?
A. A spirituall grace, whereby
we are hartily sorry, as oft as wee
offend, and earnestly desire to
amend.
Q. What is gratitude to God?
A. A spirituall grace, or vertue,
whereby both in word, and déed
wee endeuour to expresse our
thankfulnesse to God, lauding him
for his benefits, and contributing
to the maintenance of his seruice.
Q. What is Zeale?
A. A diuine vertue, whereby we
are continually enflamed with a
desire to promote Gods glory.
Q. How doth faith beget these
vertues?
A. By fixing the eye of the soule,
and apprehending Gods infinite
bounty, and goodnesse.
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