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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 why should not mens hearts be daily given to the Lord, who is most worthy of them? what have we to do in the day more necessary, as it shall appear one day to all, who now will take no knowledge of it? Weigh what I §Esay, and the Lord give thee understanding, that in thy heart and life thou mayest every day serve him: doth the holy Ghost, Prou. 4.23. and 25.25. when he saith, Keep thy heart with all diligence; and again, let it be in the fear of the Lord continually, doth he (I say) mean any certain time, or one day, and not every day? so when rules for praying are given, are they not to direct us in all our prayers for ever? If thou sayest, why is this then so strange to men? I say, first naturally men desire to satisfy God with a little, and soon to have done ⟨p. 302⟩with him, and few will weigh particularly and daily, what they ought to be,§F and how to walk one day, as well as another, but are content to go the easiest way to work (as they think) and slubber up their sins: and are therefore never long confident in, nor bold with God, as they might be, and as some others also of his dear children be, and they themselves also perhaps sometime have been. Whereas if it were the matter which is in account with them, who doubteth but that it would be daily looked to.
And why should not mens hearts be daily giuen to the Lord, who is most worthie of them? what haue we to doe in the day more necessarie, as it shall appeare one day to all, who now will take no knowledge of it? Weigh what I §Esay, and the Lord giue thee vnderstanding, that in thy heart and life thou maist euery day serue him: doth the holie Ghost, Prou. 4.23. and 25.25. when hee saith, Keepe thy heart with all diligence; and againe, let it be in the feare of the Lord continually, doth he (I say) meane any certaine time, or one day, and not euery day? so when rules for praying are giuen, are they not to direct vs in all our prayers for euer? If thou saist, why is this then so strange to men? I say, first naturally men desire to satisfie God with a little, and soone to haue done