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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.
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.
And he whom it may well beseem us to follow, did not only make it his daily trade to be directed by the doctrine of Gods word, but even through the day did the same, dividing (as it were) the day into one good §Ddoing or other, for these are his words: Oh Lord, what a love have I to thy law? 1all the day long is my meditation in it, that is, I am musing still how I may please thee, whatsoever my actions are, which I go about; Again,2 Every day will I praise thee: Even so (if it may be) let us be doing good, and that in an holy and right manner every day, and when we cannot; yet let us avoid and shun evil. But if thou wilt do neither, nor endeavour after the same constantly from day to day, then renounce Gods word, and do what thou lustest.
And hee whom it may well beseeme vs to follow, did not onely make it his daily trade to bee directed by the doctrine of Gods word, but euen through the day did the same, diuiding (as it were) the day into one good §Ddoing or other, for these are his words: Oh Lord, what a loue haue I to thy law? 1all the day long is my meditation in it, that is, I am musing still how I may please thee, whatsoeuer my actions are, which I goe about; Againe,2 Euery day will I praise thee: Euen so (if it may be) let vs be doing good, and that in an holy and right manner euery day, and when wee cannot; yet let vs auoide and shunne euill. But if thou wilt doe neither, nor endeuour after the same constantly from day to day, then renounce Gods word, and doe what thou lustest.
- 1Psal. 119.97.
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