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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 if they count this burdensome, they must be content to be brought to shame sometimes for their doings, and sometimes to terror §Cand torment of conscience, for their slippery walking, and small regard of honouring God, aswell in one duties as in another, seeing these are properties of sin, which cannot be separated from it, that howsoever they oft fear no such thing, yet one time or other it will find them out. This diet, I say, they must oftentimes look to be kept at (who settle not themselves soundly in the Christian life) even to find here much shame and sorrow, which other of Gods servants shall be void of. And if it be so with them, judge what is the estate of the hypocrite, and profane sort?
Now if they count this burthensome, they must bee content to bee brought to shame sometimes for their doings, and sometimes to terrour §Cand torment of conscience, for their slippery walking, and small regard of honoring God, aswell in one duties as in another, seeing these are properties of sinne, which cannot be separated from it, that howsoeuer they oft feare no such thing, yet one time or other it will finde them out. This diet, I say, they must oftentimes looke to be kept at (who settle not themselues soundly in the Christian life) euen to finde here much shame and sorrow, which other of Gods seruants shall be voyde of. And if it be so with them, iudge what is the estate of the hypocrite, and prophane sort?
But that none may be troubled at that which I have set down of the power and use of the armour: as thinking that which I have said,1 but a mere §Dfancy and untruth, seeing the enemies which we fight against, are strong and raging; and many good servants of God have been subdued of them in temptation: whereas I have not spoken much (say they) of the conflicts and combats, which they have with the allurements of sin, as though they resisted and overcame them with ease, and without any great striving: To satisfy such, I answer that the speaking of conflicts belongeth to another treatise, namely the fifth, where I handle the doctrine of the lets; here I only speak of the armour, according to the parts of the division set down;