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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
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.
And as for the objection of them, which say,1 that the oft coming to perform this duty, will make it common, and without force to kill our sin: I answer them thus:2 God having promised by this and such other §Dhelps to chain up the unruliness of our nature, doth grant to his servants (for all the rebellion that remaineth in them) much to prevail against it; so that ordinarily they may find ease by these helps, and a cheerful readiness to the using of them; much more then they, who by custom in earthly matters, find hard things easy.
And as for the obiection of them, which say,1 that the oft comming to performe this duetie, will make it common, and without force to kill our sinne: I answere them thus:2 God hauing promised by this and such other §Dhelpes to chaine vp the vnrulines of our nature, doth graunt to his seruants (for all the rebellion that remaineth in them) much to preuaile against it; so that ordinarily they may finde ease by these helpes, and a cheerefull readines to the vsing of them; much more then they, who by custome in earthly matters, finde hard things easie.
- 1Objection.Obiection.
- 2Answer.Answere.
Thus I having showed how thanksgiving and confession of sin should be used, and being so used, what helps they are to godliness, it remaineth that I speak to the same end, of request making to God: