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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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But for proof of both points of this reason somewhat is to be said, that so weighty a matter, and so hardly persuaded to many (namely, that every day we are to follow some certain direction for the well ordering of our ⟨p. 300⟩lives throughout the same) may not depend upon my bare report and credit.
But for proofe of both points of this reason somewhat is to be said, that so waightie a matter, and so hardly perswaded to many (namely, that euery day wee are to follow some certaine direction for the well ordering of our ⟨p. 300⟩liues througout the same) may not depend vpon my bare report and credit.
For the first point therefore, that a Christian must be directed in his whole life,1 and therefore may not be left to his own discretion and government, that which is written in the Psalm doth clearly prove it: when a question was put forth by David the man of God in the person of a young man (who of all other is hardliest kept in order) for the edifying of the whole Church, saying: By what means may a young man, who hath had his sins pardoned, cleanse his ways afterward, that so he may be blessed? He answereth the question himself, thus: Even by taking heed thereto according to thy word, O God. And as he taught this in doctrine, so he brought his own §Gexample in the seven verses following, to show that he sought to prove himself happy the same way. And this all will grant, that Gods word must be our guide: in general terms this will be affirmed of the most, but what is this which they say?
For the first poynt therefore, that a Christian must bee directed in his whole life,