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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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And seeing it is so, if we dispense with our selves to lay aside this care any day (as though it were allowable before God, and lawful for us so to do) even that liberty taking is our sin, and that intermitting of duty any §Dsuch day is a breaking off of our course, and a going out of the way, even into cross paths and by-ways; wherein the least danger, is to return back again: Which if it were but the loss of one days journey (especially when we go about any matter of weight) would be no small grief, especially, when our business is weighty and requireth speed; and therefore much more in this Christian course, being the high way to heaven, from whence when we have strayed willingly, we cannot easily come into the way again, but rather go further to our exceeding hurt and danger. This with much inconvenience besides, will follow, if the word of God requiring a daily walking with him after such rules as he giveth us, we notwithstanding §Eshall not regard them, but walk at random; and some day frame our selves thereunto, and some day not at all: or one day keep compass, and another day none: or be well occupied in some part of it; and in the other, do what we list.
And seeing it is so, if wee dispence with our selues to lay aside this care any day (as though it were allowable before God, and lawfull for vs so to doe) euen that libertie taking is our sinne, and that intermitting of dutie any §Dsuch day is a breaking off of our course, and a going out of the way, euen into crosse paths and by-wayes; wherein the least danger, is to returne backe againe: Which if it were but the losse of one dayes iourney (especially when we goe about any matter of weight) would be no small griefe, especially, when our busines is weightie and requireth speede; and therefore much more in this Christian course, being the high way to heauen, from whence when wee haue strayed willingly, wee cannot easily come into the way againe, but rather goe further to our exceeding hurt and daunger. This with much inconuenience besides, will follow, if the word of God requiring a daily walking with him after such rules as hee giueth vs, wee notwithstanding §Eshall not regarde them, but walke at randon; and some day frame our selues thereunto, and some day not at all: or one day keepe compasse, and another day none: or be well occupied in some part of it; and in the other, doe what we list.