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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1Now whereas it may be objected, who, or where is the man, which findeth §Kthis liberty in his life? or what arming of a man is able to set him in safety from the manifold evils, which most men complain of daily? I affirm of my knowledge in all reverence giving the praise and glory of it to God,2 that there are many such, who to the peace of their conscience enjoy it; and I as little doubt, that there are many more whom I know not: And yet I am persuaded, that thousands even of Gods dear servants are holden ⟨p. 275⟩§Aback from this blessing through the malice of our common enemy, who are kept at a stay by his subtlety, either ignorant of this liberty, and thinking that God doth not honour any of his servants with such privileges while they live here, and therefore count it presumption to look for any such thing: or if they know it, yet do favour themselves in their present wants and infirmities, and do use small violence against the same: and so they are holden back from enjoying this comfort and blessedness in their lives, which they might otherwise be partakers of.
1Now whereas it may be obiected, who, or where is the man, which findeth §Kthis libertie in his life? or what arming of a man is able to set him in safetie from the manifold euils, which most men complaine of daily? I affirme of my knowledge in all reuerence giuing the praise and glory of it to God,2 that there are many such, who to the peace of their conscience enioy it; and I as little doubt, that there are many more whom I know not: And yet I am perswaded, that thousands euen of Gods deare seruants are holden ⟨p. 275⟩§Abacke from this blessing through the malice of our common enemie, who are kept at a stay by his subtilty, either ignorant of this libertie, and thinking that God doth not honour any of his seruants with such priuiledges while they liue here, and therefore count it presumption to looke for any such thing: or if they know it, yet doe fauour themselues in their present wants and infirmities, and doe vse small violence against the same: and so they are holden backe from inioying this comfort and blessednes in their liues, which they might otherwise be partakers of.