A10945:1074
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
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Secondly I add, that with this; abstinence must be adjoined: I mean §Hthereby, that we must deprive our selves herein of the lawful pleasures and liberties of this life, as meats, drinks (more then for necessity) costly apparel, earthly dealings (which yet at other times are free for us, to enjoy) thereby declaring, that we have by our sins made our selves unworthy of them. §3And thirdly, in that I say it must be done the most part of the day, that is, to the end that by this long time of our humiliation and abasement, our hearts may be more cast down, and throughly touched with our distressed estate, §4then in a shorter time they are like to be. Fourthly, supplications, which contain our suites and confession of sins, are added, to teach us, that the chief §5part of this exercise consisteth therein. Fifthly, in that this is done for the removing §Iof some great calamity,1 that is to be understood, either of some sore affliction outwardly hanging over us, or the whole Church, or already upon us; or for some grievous sin committed, or long lien in of us. The which when weaker means remove not from us, these are enjoined us of the Lord,2 to deliver us from them, wholly or in part, or else to stay us, that we may rest our selves on God, that his grace shall be sufficient for us.
Secondly I adde, that with this; abstinencie must be adioyned: I meane §Hthereby, that we must depriue our selues herein of the lawfull pleasures and liberties of this life, as meates, drinkes (more then for necessitie) costly apparrell, earthly dealings (which yet at other times are free for vs, to inioy) thereby declaring, that we haue by our sins made our selues vnworthie of them. §3And thirdly, in that I say it must be done the most part of the day, that is, to the end that by this long time of our humiliation and abasement, our hearts may be more cast downe, and throughly touched with our distressed estate,