A10945:1050
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.
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:1 how that ought to be done, that the like fruit may be reaped thereby: Of the which the less shall need to be said, seeing this point is after handled, and §Emore is written of it, then of the former two. Request is that part of prayer,2 in which we earnestly power out our suites unto God, in contrition of heart, according to his will, with a comfortable hope that through Christ we shall be heard, and therefore forsaking the sin which might hinder our suite. Wherein briefly note these four things necessary to be joined with this duty whensoever we go about it.
Thus I hauing shewed how thankesgiuing and confession of sinne should be vsed, and being so vsed, what helpes they are to godlines, it remaineth that I speake to the same end, of request making to God:1 how that ought to be done, that the like fruite may be reaped thereby: Of the which the lesse shall neede to be said, seeing this point is after handled, and §Emore is written of it, then of the former two. Request is that part of prayer,2 in which we earnestly power out our suites vnto God, in contrition of heart, according to his will, with a comfortable hope that through Christ wee shall be heard, and therefore forsaking the sinne which might hinder our suite. Wherein briefly note these foure things necessarie to be ioyned with this dutie whensoeuer we goe about it.
- 1Request another help to live godly.Request another helpe to liue godly.
- 2What request is.