The Practice of Piety: a Puritan devotional manual, directing a Christian how to live, that he may please God

“What the preacher is in the pulpit, the same the Christian householder is in his house.”

The Practice of Piety is Lewis Bayly's guide to living a more pious life. Inside he gives us a series of meditations on personal growth in God's Grace. He offers meditations for the sick, the dying, fear and ways to begin the day. "Now let us see how happy a godly man is in his state of renovation, being reconciled to God in Christ. "The godly man whose corrupt nature is renewed by grace in Christ and become a new creature, is blessed in a threefold respect-First, in his life; Secondly, in his death; Thirdly, after death.”

CONTENTS:

CONTENTS:

Meditations on the miserable state of

those not reconciled to God in Christ

Meditations on the blessed state of

those reconciled to God in Christ

Meditations for the Sick

Consolations against impatience in sickness

Meditations for one who is likely to die

Consolations against the fear of death

Directions for comfortable walking with God

Seven hindrances to the practice of piety

How to begin the morning with pious meditations and prayer