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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.
1Thirdly, seeing books, which are fit for the building of them up in godliness, must be read of them, therefore they must not bestow their time in reading filthy, lewd and wanton books, no nor needles and unprofitable books,2 the reading of many such being but wearisome to the flesh, and vanity: much less superstitious pamphlets, and Machivels blasphemies (which it is a shame should be suffered to come into mens hands) nor the subtle devises ⟨p. 289⟩§Aand deceitful dreams and errors of the Church of Rome, except they be able for their sound judgement to discern them, that so they may be the better able to detest, and give others warning of them.
1Thirdly, seeing bookes, which are fit for the building of them vp in godlines, must be read of them, therefore they must not bestow their time in reading filthie, lewd and wanton bookes, no nor needles and vnprofitable bookes,2 the reading of many such being but wearisome to the flesh, and vanitie: much lesse superstitious pamphlets, and Machiuels blasphemies (which it is a shame should be suffered to come into mens hands) nor the subtill deuises ⟨p. 289⟩§Aand deceitfull dreames and errours of the Church of Rome, except they be able for their sound iudgement to discerne them, that so they may be the better able to detest, and giue others warning of them.
- 1The third rule about reading.
- 2Eccles. 12.14.