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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 if we be not so fully resolved of this, for want of experience, that both we ought, and may with cheerfulness come to pray, and with gladness be occupied in it (considering,§K he is our most loving and dear father, who cannot forget nor put off kindness toward us) then let the effects of prayer, and the fruits that have been reaped thereby, persuade us of it, which are such, as will easily draw us with delight to use it, though by the flesh, we be as with cords haled backward.1 Of the which effects of it, I will briefly set down some, and they are especially three.
And if we be not so fully resolued of this, for want of experience, that both we ought, and may with cheerefulnes come to pray, and with gladnes be occupied in it (considering,§K he is our most louing and deare father, who cannot forget nor put off kindnes toward vs) then let the effects of prayer, and the fruites that haue been reaped thereby, perswade vs of it, which are such, as will easily drawe vs with delight to vse it, though by the flesh, wee be as with cords haled backward.1 Of the which effects of it, I will briefly set downe some, and they are especially three.
- 1Three effects of prayer.
The first is,1 that by prayer we are made acquainted (a great word to speak) yea and in a sort familiar with God, and know his mind and will, and how he is affected to us, being admitted to speak to him. The second is, that it giveth life to Gods graces in us, which before lay in us half dead;