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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Subject terms: Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
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§. 49.

5. In these matters of Controversy more willingly em∣bracing those tenents, that give more, than that give less, efficacy to any Christian practice, or duty. Since the one increaseth, the other diminisheth, your affection to it, and the necessity of it. As, two teaching good works necessa∣ry; he of them, that should say they are so only out of gratitude; or as signs of true Faith &c. would more weaken mens study of them. So, for Alms, and deeds of Charity; he that should teach them necessary as a duty in obedience to a precept, not also as a special means for procuring remission of sins, and receiving many as well temporal as spiritual blessings from God &c, would more weaken mens practice of them. So, for Fasting; he that should teach it to be a means indeed to weaken our lusts, but no duty required by God.