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Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading…Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading…
Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading and guiding to true happiness, both in this life, and in the life to come: and may be called the practise of Christianity. Profitable for all such as heartily desire the same: in the which, more particularly true Christians may learn how to lead a godly and comfortable life every day. Penned by Richard Rogers, preacher of the word of God at Wethersfield in Essex.Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading and guiding to true happines, both in this life, and in the life to come: and may be called the practise of Christianitie. Profitable for all such as heartily desire the same: in the which, more particularly true Christians may learne how to leade a godly and comfortable life euery day. Penned by Richard Rogers, preacher of the word of God at Wethersfield in Essex.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1603
Treatise 3 › Chapter 8: Of the last point, which is the benefit of this armour.
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Now therefore, if some one part of this heavenly attire and armour be so helpful, and of so great use, what think we the whole to be? Yea, as I said, to be clothed with the whole complete armour of a Christian, is such a safe walking against the subtleties of the devil, the allurements of the world, and the deceitfulness of sin, that a Christian may be unwounded, whiles he goeth through many dangerous attempts; yea and enjoy most sweet communion §Kwith God throughout the day thereby, and yet without flattering of himself and dangerous security.
Now therefore, if some one part of this heauenly attire and armour be so helpfull, and of so great vse, what thinke wee the whole to be? Yea, as I said, to be cloathed with the whole complete armour of a Christian, is such a safe walking against the subtilties of the diuell, the allurements of the world, and the deceitfulnes of sinne, that a Christian may be vnwounded, whiles he goeth through many daungerous attempts; yea and inioy most sweete communion §Kwith God throughout the day thereby, and yet without flattering of himselfe and daungerous securitie.
As, in particulars, he being resolved to put on, and to clothe himself with righteousness, and preparation for the cross, by the defence and shelter of the doctrine of the Gospel, whiles he is to war here in this life, shall be brought hereby, to meekness, patience, and long sufferance with joyfulness, ⟨p. 273⟩§A(when God afflicteth him) by the one; and to love those which are his enemies, and to be innocent towards all (because these are branches of righteousness) by the other, and not to be led after the contrary evils: for all these duties, and many more (such are the fruits of the tree of righteousness, which God hath planted and watered, in the fruitful ground of his heart) all these, I say, shall he bring forth, and many more abundantly.