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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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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.
As, in particulars, he being resolued to put on, and to cloath himselfe with righteousnes, and preparation for the crosse, by the defence and shelter of the doctrine of the Gospell, whiles hee is to warre here in this life, shall be brought hereby, to meekenes, patience, and long sufferance with ioyfulnes, ⟨p. 273⟩§A(when God afflicteth him) by the one; and to loue those which are his enemies, and to be innocent towards all (because these are branches of righteousnes) by the other, and not to be led after the contrarie euils: for all these duties, and many more (such are the fruits of the tree of righteousnes, which God hath planted and watered, in the fruitfull ground of his heart) al these, I say, shall he bring foorth, and many more aboundantly.
Likewise, he who hath set himself to seek wisdom as gold, and to lay up understanding as treasure within him, he shall be taught the good and perfect way, when others shall ever reel and fall; yea when they shall walk in by-ways, 1