A10945:1051
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.
The first is, that we show this contrition of heart,1 by being pressed with ⟨p. 286⟩feeling our wants, unworthiness, miserable estate, and manifold necessities,§F earnestly desiring to be pardoned and eased, which shall not be found hard, if our confession of sins be hearty,2 and according to the rules before mentioned: For he can most freely make request to God, who can most heartily accuse and complain of himself. And our praying to God, is but cold and counterfeit, when we be not touched with our own vileness, and so consequently,3 the better feel our necessities, which we desire to have relieved. But if this be, we shall neither pray in lip-labour, which God abhorreth,4 nor think our selves too good to wait Gods leisure, if at first he grant not our requests, but continue them as he commandeth.
The first is, that we shew this contrition of heart,1 by being pressed with ⟨p. 286⟩feeling our wants, vnworthines, miserable estate, and manifold necessities,§F earnestly desiring to be pardoned and eased, which shall not be found hard, if our confession of sinnes be hartie,2 and according to the rules before mentioned: For he can most freely make request to God, who can most hartily accuse and complaine of himselfe. And our praying to God, is but cold and counterfeit, when we be not touched with our owne vilenes, and so consequently,3