The Practice of Piety: A Puritan Devotional Manual
By: Lewis Bayly
4.47
Format: 343 pages, Paperback
The Practice of Piety presents the substance of several sermons Lewis Bayly preached while minister…
Want to Read $ 2.99"Beware of singing divine psalms for an ordinary recreation, as do men of impure spirits, who sing holy psalms intermingled with profane ballads: They are God’s word: take them not in thy mouth in vain."-Lewis Bayly, The Practice of Piety: A Puritan Devotional Manual
"Beware of singing divine psalms for an ordinary recreation, as do men of impure spirits, who sing holy psalms intermingled with profane ballads: They are God’s word: take them not in thy mouth in vain."-Lewis Bayly, The Practice of Piety: A Puritan Devotional Manual
"...if thou art persuaded that God is true, why dost thou doubt of his promises?—and if thou believest that God is beauty and perfection itself, why dost not thou make him alone the chief end of all thine affections and desires? for if thou lovest beauty, he is most fair; if thou desirest riches, he is most wealthy; if thou seekest wisdom, he is most wise. Whatsoever excellency thou hast seen in any creature, it is nothing but a sparkle of that which is in infinite perfection in God..."-Lewis Bayly, The Practice of Piety: A Puritan Devotional Manual
"...if thou art persuaded that God is true, why dost thou doubt of his promises?—and if thou believest that God is beauty and perfection itself, why dost not thou make him alone the chief end of all thine affections and desires? for if thou lovest beauty, he is most fair; if thou desirest riches, he is most wealthy; if thou seekest wisdom, he is most wise. Whatsoever excellency thou hast seen in any creature, it is nothing but a sparkle of that which is in infinite perfection in God..."-Lewis Bayly, The Practice of Piety: A Puritan Devotional Manual
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By: Lewis Bayly
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Format: 343 pages, Paperback
The Practice of Piety presents the substance of several sermons Lewis Bayly preached while minister… read more
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"Beware of singing divine psalms for an ordinary recreation, as do men of impure spirits, who sing holy psalms intermingled with profane ballads: They are God’s word: take them not in thy mouth in vai…"-Lewis Bayly, The Practice of Piety: A Puritan Devotional Manual
"...if thou art persuaded that God is true, why dost thou doubt of his promises?—and if thou believest that God is beauty and perfection itself, why dost not thou make him alone the chief end of all t…"-Lewis Bayly, The Practice of Piety: A Puritan Devotional Manual
