The North Star of True Godliness

The nature nature original: ghelegentheyt; here referring to the specific status, roles, or circumstances of the individuals. of the persons who must concern themselves with these means are also threefold.

Chapter 6.

1. The Christian Authorities and Magistrates.

Chapter 7.

2. The Church Ministers.

Chapter 8.

3. The common Christians.

The craftiness which the Kingdom of Darkness A common early modern reference to the domain of the devil or spiritual evil. employs to lead all sorts of people away from the right means of true godliness also shows itself specifically in three wicked temptations.

Chapter 9.

1. That we might neglect all the means of godliness, because it all depends on God anyway, who can certainly work without means.

2. That we might use wrong means, such as all sorts of human inventions and traditions.

3. That we might use the good means wrongly.

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Contents of the sixth book.

In order that one might properly practice true godliness, one must also see to it that one conducts and positions oneself rightly regarding the use and application of the means to reach the right end of our life; for which these three things are necessary.