A10945:1070
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.
All which are to be seen most clearly and lively in that famous example of Esther and Mordecai, that I mention no other, for brevity sake:1 who being with the rest of Gods people in those countries, marked out, and as sheep appointed, by Hamans subtlety and cruel malice, to be slain; did yet by prayer and fasting obtain deliverance, when to mans judgement,2 all hope was past: and not that only, but also their hearts desire against their adversaries, with great favour of the King (whom God had made of an heavy enemy a mighty friend) and much wealth and prosperity: whereupon they caused a day and time to be appointed,3 in the which the Lord might be praised; and they might express their rejoicing, and send portions one to another, §Dto testify their love unto them.
All which are to be seene most cleerely and liuely in that famous example of Hester and Mardocheus, that I mention no other, for breuitie sake:1 who being with the rest of Gods people in those countries, marked out, and as sheepe appointed, by Hamans subtiltie and cruell malice, to be slaine; did yet by prayer and fasting obtaine deliuerance, when to mans iudgement,2 all hope was past: and not that onely, but also their hearts desire against their aduersaries, with great fauour of the King (whom God had made of an heauie enemie a mightie friend) and much wealth and prosperitie: whereupon they caused a day and time to be appointed,3 in the which the Lord might be praised; and they might expresse their reioycing, and send portions one to another, §Dto testifie their loue vnto them.
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