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And in this filiall obedience doth that godly life principally consist, which we now intreate of: for it is nothing else but a feruent desire, sound resolution, and sincere indeuour, to conforme our whole liues in all holy
obedience to Gods will, that we may please him in all things, and glorifie his holy name by our Christian conuersation; or if we would haue a more full description of it: A godly life is the life of a Christian, who being regenerate, quickned, and illuminated by Gods Spirit, and ingrafted into Christ thereby, and by a liuely faith, assuring him of Gods loue, and his owne saluation, doth in loue and thankefulnesse towards him, desire, re∣solue, and indeuour to please him in all things, by doing his will reuealed in his Word, and to glorifie his name, by walking before him, in the du∣ties of holinesse, righteousnesse, and sobriety, with faith; a pure heart, and good conscience all the dayes of his life. In which description, we are to consider two things. First, the person that leadeth this godly life, and secondly, the actions in this life performed by him; the person is first na∣med, and then described by his state and properties. Concerning the first; he that leadeth this life, is the Christian onely. For as for the life of Hea∣thens and Pagans, seeme it neuer so strict, iust, and glorious, as of Socra∣tes, Aristides, Cato, Seneca, and such like, it is voyd of all true godlinesse, and not accepted of God, because it is ioyned with ignorance of the true God, and Iesus Christ, idolatry, will-worship, infidelitie, and all kind of heathenish impiety.