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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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And all such as conceive the matter which is presently handled, should think this advice and counsel so needful for them, of going thus armed thorough the battle of this life, that they should not think themselves ready §Dany day, till they have put on the Lord Jesus with his wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption: that is done, when by faith they count him theirs; that so they may as far as Christ can help them (and wherein can he not?) want nothing. And when by the help of this, we shall be defended against the evils of the day (for behold and this know, that to this end is this mighty armour bequeathed us by our God) then have we acquitted our selves well, and brought the work of that day to a good end, that so we may do one day after another.
And all such as conceiue the matter which is presently handled, should thinke this aduice and counsell so needfull for them, of going thus armed thorough the battaile of this life, that they should not think themselues readie §Dany day, till they haue put on the Lord Iesus with his wisedome, righteousnes, sanctification, and redemption: that is done, when by faith they count him theirs; that so they may as farre as Christ can helpe them (and wherein can he not?) want nothing. And when by the helpe of this, we shall be defended against the euils of the day (for behold and this know, that to this end is this mightie armour bequeathed vs by our God) then haue wee acquited our selues well, and brought the worke of that day to a good end, that so we may doe one day after another.
And thus to bring this whole matter of the armour to an end also: whosoever thou art, who canst be persuaded resolutely, to be thus armed thorough §Ethis warfare of thy life, thee will I not doubt to lead into the only safe way, yea pleasant, profitable, beautiful, honourable, and the only happy way. And thou thy self shalt say it in a short time, when through some experience thou shalt be able to compare it with all the days of thy life past, even the best of them, and shalt find it, even at the first entrance into it (which is the weakest) far to exceed them in their greatest beauty. For the longer thou shalt abide in it; the better thou shalt find it, and the more it will make thee