The Marrow of the Oracles of God, Title page – Dedication
THE MARROVV OF THE ORACLES OF GOD.
OR, Diuers Treatises, containing Directions about sixe of the waightiest things can concerne a Christian in this life.
By N. BIFIELD late Preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.
The seuenth Edition.
LONDON, Printed by Iohn Legatt, and are to bee sold by P. Stephens, and C. Meredith. at the golden Lyon in Pauls Church-yard.
1630.
TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE AND most Noble Ladie, the Ladie Lucie, Countesse of Bedford.
MADAM,
THESE ensuing Treatises, hauing receiued their birth at seuerall times, (being but little Ones) sought them seuerall Guardians to protect them: being now all ioyntly to goe into the world together to seeke entertain ment, they humbly present themselues vntounto your Honour; beseeching your generall protection, and your noble admission, to doe you and your Noble Family their first ioynt-seruice, and from thence they are contented to beare their aduenture for their entertainment abroad in the world. And the rather am I emboldned thus to (end them, with this Petition to your Honour, because in the first conception of them in the publike Doctrine, you were pleased to conceiue so good hope of them, as to desire the profit of their seruice, as they should be … and fitted thereunto. As they are mine, they are worthy of little respect; but as they hauehave receiued spirit and life from the heauenly Word, and will of God: so they are meete to attend your most retired presence, and to be trusted with the charge of your greatest treasure, not doubting of your Honours noble and religious respect herein, I desire to remaine
Your Honours Chaplaine in the things of Iesus Christ, …o serue you euer, N. BIFIELD.
THE BEGINNING OF THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST.
OR, A Catalogue of sinnes: Shewing how a Christian may finde out the euils he must take notice of in his Repentance.
With Rules, that shew a course, how any Christian may be deliuered from the guilt and power of all his sinnes.
By N. BIFIELD late Preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in MIDDLESEX.
Lament. 3. 40.
Let vsus search and try our wayes, and turne againe vntounto the Lord.
LONDON, Printed by Iohn Legatt, and are to bee sold by P. Stephens, and C. Meredith. at the golden Lyon in Pauls Church-yard.
1630.
THe Contents of all the six Treatises, thou shalt finde in the first Chapter of the first Booke.