A10945:1048
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
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.
What manner of confession therefore we should make ordinarily in our prayers to God, by this may be seen: (if it be otherwise framed, that is, out of our own brain God will reject it) and then shall we not (as many do, to their little comfort) coldly confess our sins in general, nor for fashion,1 but in particular, and those especially, by which we have most offended God. Now this confession being from time to time oft made unto God, shall not suffer us to go far, and lie long in any sin, but hunt it out, before §Cit be warm and nestled in us. And when we see every while, in coming to confess our sins, how we have burden enough of our sin, although we sin not wilfully; who seeth not, but that we shall be much preserved even by confessing them in this manner that I have set down, from dangerous falls and offences? So that the very confessing of our sins, which is but one branch of our prayer, is of great force to strengthen us in a godly life.
What manner of confession therefore we should make ordinarily in our prayers to God, by this may be seene: (if it be otherwise framed, that is, out of our owne braine God will reiect it) and then shall we not (as many doe, to their little comfort) coldly confesse our sinnes in generall, nor for fashion,1 but in particular, and those especially, by which wee haue most offended God. Now this confession being from time to time oft made vnto God, shall not suffer vs to goe farre, and lie long in any sinne, but hunt it out, before §Cit be warme and nestled in vs. And when we see euery while, in comming to confesse our sinnes, how we haue burthen enough of our sinne, although we sinne not wilfully; who seeth not, but that we shall be much preserued euen by confessing them in this manner that I haue set downe, from daungerous falles and offences? So that the very confessing of our sinnes, which is but one branch of our prayer, is of great force to strengthen vs in a godly life.