A10945:1086
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.
For they see in many hot professors, that there is no even and constant course kept in the practise of godliness one time as well as another, and in one thing as in another. Generally we say all (as I set down before) we must live godly:1 but in particular the godly life is seldom and hardly found, even amongst those who say so. And as for any certain time when this should be practised (as no time should be free from some part of it) though we affirm that it should be so to the end of our life, it is so little considered, that it §Gis most clear that sundry even good men do shine but dimly, & are too often times, yea and too grossly, out of the way. And as there are many which do not honour God by a good conversation (as they know they might) if they would bend themselves to it (for this point of wisdom is easy to him that would understand, Pro. 8.9) so a great number (who gladly would) cannot tell how to go about it.
For they see in many hot professors, that there is no euen and constant course kept in the practise of godlines one time as wel as another, and in one thing as in another. Generally we say all (as I set downe before) wee must liue godly:1 but in particular the godly life is seldome and hardly found, euen amongst those who say so. And as for any certaine time when this should be practised (as no time should be free from some part of it) though wee affirme that it should be so to the end of our life, it is so little considered, that it §Gis most cleere that sundrie euen good men do shine but dimmely, & are too often times, yea and too grossely, out of the way. And as there are many which doe not honour God by a good conuersation (as they know they might) if they would bend themselues to it (for this point of wisedome is easie to him that would vnderstand, Pro. 8.9) so a great number (who gladly would) cannot tell how to goe about it.
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