A10945:1062
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 in reading of other good books, they are to be counselled rather to read some one or two well penned, either of the whole Christian religion, or any particular argument, & matter, and them often, rather then a leaf of one and a chapter of another, as idle readers use to do for novelties sake. Often, I say, because a good book is of the most part of Christians little seen into, at once or twice reading over, much less the use of the doctrine of it reaped and enjoyed of dull heads, slippery memories, and weak practisers, such as it is too well known, that the most Christians are. And therefore the most not having leisure to read many books, shall find most profit by diligent §Cgoing over of the same often, making their choice of the best and necessariest, by the help of their faithful teachers.
And in reading of other good bookes, they are to be counselled rather to reade some one or two well penned, either of the whole Christian religion, or any particular argument, & matter, and them often, rather then a leafe of one and a chapter of another, as idle readers vse to doe for nouelties sake. Often, I say, because a good book is of the most part of Christians little seene into, at once or twice reading ouer, much lesse the vse of the doctrine of it reaped and inioyed of dull heads, slipperie memories, and weake practisers, such as it is too well knowne, that the most Christians are. And therefore the most not hauing leasure to reade many bookes, shall finde most profit by diligent §Cgoing ouer of the same often, making their choice of the best and necessariest, by the helpe of their faithfull teachers.
Now as concerning the manner of reading;1 it must be with an hearty good will to learn and profit thereby, desiring God to prepare us with reverence: to lighten our understandings, that we may conceive that which we read, and settling our selves for the time of our reading to be attentive, and