A guide to the godly, or, The dayly meditations of Returne Hebdon Gentleman who for his conscience (through the tyrany of the Bishops) suffered many years imprisonment in the Kings-Bench and their remained till death : being very useful for instruction of all those that desire to walke in the paths of Jesus Christ.
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- A guide to the godly, or, The dayly meditations of Returne Hebdon Gentleman who for his conscience (through the tyrany of the Bishops) suffered many years imprisonment in the Kings-Bench and their remained till death : being very useful for instruction of all those that desire to walke in the paths of Jesus Christ.
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- Hebdon, Returne.
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- [London :: s.n.],
- 1646.
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"A guide to the godly, or, The dayly meditations of Returne Hebdon Gentleman who for his conscience (through the tyrany of the Bishops) suffered many years imprisonment in the Kings-Bench and their remained till death : being very useful for instruction of all those that desire to walke in the paths of Jesus Christ." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A43229.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 5, 2024.
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To the Reader.
LOving Reader, I suppose it is desired, that somthing should be spoken, concerning the Au∣thour of this Booke, in what way, and with what earnestnesse, it pleased God he did at∣taine: to the truth of these Misteries in divine know∣ledge concerning himselfe; he was a Gentlemans Sonne of Fashion, in the Town of Holmeshurst, in the Coun∣ty of Sussex; but he being stirred up, and desirous, ra∣ther to live a retired life, with little injoyment of this world, that he might injoy more of God; desired to leave both Father and Mother, and meanes, and being after∣wards a prisoner, for the Commandement of Gods sake, by his desiring to rest on the seventh day, according to the Commandement (which the world calleth Sattur∣day) who dyed about 23. years since; but he remained about eight years in prison, in which time he gave him∣selfe to continuall study, in fasting and prayer, and it hath pleased God, that he diseased, hath left as a pledge to his friends, some of his labours. There∣fore some who having the knowledge of him, and of his manner of life, while living, desire
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••o print some of his workes; for the good of all whom it shall please God to give power to seeke him in truth: inquiring for that good and old way, to walke in it that they may find rest to their soules, Jerem. 6. verse 16. and if this shall be received, it may be incouragement to print more.
Farewell.