Motives to holy living, or, Heads for meditation divided into consideratins, counsels, duties : together with some forms of devotion in litanies, collects, doxologies, &c.

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Title
Motives to holy living, or, Heads for meditation divided into consideratins, counsels, duties : together with some forms of devotion in litanies, collects, doxologies, &c.
Author
R. H., 1609-1678.
Publication
Oxford :: [s.n.],
1688.
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Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
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§. 13

The Practice of a holy, and spiritual Life chiefly con∣sists in these four.

Page 38

  • 1. Humbling, and judging, and taking revenge on, our selves for our sins past.
  • 2. Ʋsing all means for subduing and preventing sins for the future.
  • 3. Diligently practising all Christian Duties; or doing good.
  • 4. Willingly undergoing all afflictions for Christ's, and our Duty's sake; or Suffering evil.

Counsels,* 1.1 for the more facilitating, and advancing, the performance, of these Duties; and especially, of the two first.

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