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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
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 although through ignorance, and ill building up, many are far from those thoughts & affections a long time (the devil working upon their weakness) and God so disposeth it also, that even some such as have the best means and helps to set them forward, may feel and see their own weakness for a time; yet doth he work those things in them at one time or other, if he purpose to save them: and this fervent desire (I mean) though in some §Gwith more timorousness, and this hungering after mercy which God stirreth up in him, and this earnest longing after a remedy by Christ, is such and so fervent in him, that as a man appointed to death setteth not by all the pleasures and gain in the world, in comparison of a pardon, without which he cannot have joy in any thing: So this poor sinner feeling the terror of Gods curse, and knowing that there is no release for him, but only in Christ, (whom if he have,1 he shall be saved; and if he have not, he shall perish everlastingly) doth above all things in the world sigh after him, longing to be made partaker of him.
And although through ignorance, and ill building vp, many are farre from those thoughts & affections a long time (the diuell working vpon their weaknes) and God so disposeth it also, that euen some such as haue the best meanes and helpes to set them forward, may feele and see their owne weaknes for a time; yet doth he worke those things in them at one time or other, if he purpose to saue them: and this feruent desire (I meane) though in some §Gwith more timorousnes, and this hungring after mercie which God stirreth vp in him, and this earnest longing after a remedie by Christ, is such and so feruent in him, that as a man appointed to death setteth not by all the pleasures and gaine in the world, in comparison of a pardon, without which he cannot haue ioy in any thing: So this poore sinner feeling the terrour of Gods curse, and knowing that there is no release for him, but only in Christ, (whom if he haue,1 he shall be saued; and if he haue not, he shall perish euerlastingly) doth aboue all things in the world sigh after him, longing to bee made partaker of him.