A10945:1059
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.
1And secondly the same in effect I say of them which read seldom, even when they must needs, for fear or shame. Both these faults are too commonly §Icommitted even of Christians: and that because some of them for following the world one way or other, can find no leisure thereunto: othersome taking their full scope in play, and pleasures, cannot attend to such sad matters, whiles the other are so welcome to them. Others through idleness, sloth and swarms of vain cogitations or dangerous lusts carrying them, or through gross ignorance, needles, and idle talk, neglect so good a work, and necessary duty: whereas, if they had learned to make conscience of this duty, they might shake off much of noisomeness, by watching their opportunities, whereby they should not need to fear, but that their labour therein, should be plentifully rewarded.
1And secondly the same in effect I say of them which reade seldome, euen when they must needes, for feare or shame. Both these faults are too commonly §Icommitted euen of Christians: and that because some of them for following the world one way or other, can finde no leasure thereunto: othersome taking their full scope in play, and pleasures, cannot attend to such sad matters, whiles the other are so welcome to them. Others through idlenes, slouth and swarmes of vaine cogitations or dangerous lusts carrying them, or through grosse ignorance, needles, and idle talke, neglect so good a worke, and necessarie dutie: whereas, if they had learned to make conscience of this duty, they might shake off much of noysomnes, by watching their opportunities, whereby they should not neede to feare, but that their labour therein, should be plentifully rewarded.
- 1The second rule.