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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
Treatise 4 › Chapter 3: Of the second reason, of a daily direction consisting of two branches.
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CHAP. 3. Of the second reason, of a daily direction consisting of two branches.
But let us proceed to other reasons: Therefore,1 for further proof thereof, I say, that seeing it is commanded us in the scriptures that we keep a certain course in serving God, and walk in a certain and plain beaten way, namely, after the word; and the §Csame course is commanded there also, to be daily and every day: it followeth therefore, that the Christian life is a certain, daily, and every days directing of us in our way, and not an uncertain, general,2 and confused living according to knowledge when we think good. By a certain direction I mean, not that the self same particular actions and duties should be every day, but yet all evil avoided every day, and such good done as in our calling and life shall be occasioned.
BVt let vs proceede to other reasons: Therefore,1 for further proofe thereof, I say, that seeing it is commaunded vs in the scriptures that we keepe a certaine course in seruing God, and walke in a certaine and plaine beaten way, namely, after the word; and the §Csame course is commaunded there also, to bee daily and euery day: it followeth therefore, that the Christian life is a certaine, daily, and euery dayes directing of vs in our way, and not an vncertaine, generall,