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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 thus I have showed, how the third help, namely the Christian armour is an especial furthering of us in a godly life.1 But because I know, that this which I say, will seem to some very doubtful, and scarce like to be true, that for want of putting on, and keeping on this Christian armour, their estate is both unglorious and uncomfortable (who yet are of this mind, that they may be Christians good enough, though they know it not) I will therefore satisfy such as I can,2 in few words. Other some think, that although it is fit and meet for strong Christians, yet that weak ones ought not to be troubled with the seeking for it, but may content themselves to serve God as they can, without it: their reason is this, least whiles we lay §Isuch strong load and burdens on them, being yet but weak, we discourage and drive them out of heart, altogether.
And thus I haue shewed, how the third helpe, namely the Christian armour is an especiall furthering of vs in a godly life.1 But because I know, that this which I say, will seeme to some very doubtfull, and scarce like to be true, that for want of putting on, and keeping on this Christian armour, their estate is both vnglorious and vncomfortable (who yet are of this minde, that they may be Christians good enough, though they know it not) I will therefore satisfie such as I can,2 in few words. Other some thinke, that although it is fit and meete for strong Christians, yet that weake ones ought not to be troubled with the seeking for it, but may content themselues to serue God as they can, without it: their reason is this, least whiles we lay §Isuch strong loade and burthens on them, being yet but weake, we discourage and driue them out of heart, altogether.
- 1Two objections. The first.