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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.
Such therefore, as are ready to cast any mists of fleshly objections before the eyes of the simple, and most of all to put out their own light, that thereby they may be hindered from seeing the pathway of this christian direction, to the end they may not walk in it, I exhort to hear me patiently: To whom, as to all other who shall regard it, I offer a clearer knowledge of the §Dwill of God, which hath long been smothered by the bold contempt of some, and a safer way to their own happiness, then is commonly found of the most Christians, that is, that as I said, they must every day look to their ways and lives, and settle themselves constantly therein, and not think they do well till they do so, but hold it for a great offence to God and a bold tempting of him (howsoever they offer him some manner of service:) and therefore shall pay dear for it, when they dare let any one day in the week pass by them without good regard had of pleasing God.
Such therefore, as are readie to cast any mists of fleshly obiections before the eyes of the simple, and most of all to put out their owne light, that thereby they may be hindred from seeing the pathway of this christian direction, to the end they may not walke in it, I exhort to heare me patiently: To whom, as to all other who shall regard it, I offer a cleerer knowledge of the §Dwill of God, which hath long been smothered by the bold contempt of some, and a safer way to their owne happines, then is commonly found of the most Christians, that is, that as I said, they must euery day looke to their waies and liues, and settle themselues constantly therein, and not think they doe well till they doe so, but hold it for a great offence to God and a bold tempting of him (howsoeuer they offer him some manner of seruice:) and therefore shall pay deare for it, when they dare let any one day in the weeke passe by them without good regard had of pleasing God.
This was the principal end of my writing,1