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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 4: Of the third reason of the daily direction.
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CHAP. 4. Of the third reason of the daily direction.
Furthermore, if so many parts of a daily direction, as will sufficiently direct a man, be enjoined in the word of God, to be daily used, then a certain and daily direction is commanded §Bof God: but the first is manifest and clear: therefore the latter cannot be denied. Now for proof of this, that so many parts of direction, as may well guide a Christian through the day, are set down in the word of God, it is clear: for we are directed there, how to begin the day, how to proceed in the several actions of the same, and how to end it, I exclude not any one. We are directed also how to carry our selves in company, how alone, how at home, how abroad: how to bear troubles when they come, and to prepare our selves for them before they come: and how to use prosperity, as health, friends, peace, liberty, goods, and whatsoever blessings besides, God shall any day §Cbestow upon us.
FVrthermore, if so many parts of a daily direction, as will sufficiently direct a man, be inioyned in the word of God, to be daily vsed, then a certaine and daily direction is commaunded §Bof God: but the first is manifest and cleere: therfore the latter cannot be denied. Now for proofe of this, that so many parts of direction, as may well guide a Christian through the day, are set downe in the word of God, it is cleere: for we are directed there, how to begin the day, how to proceed in the seuerall actions of the same, and how to end it, I exclude not any one. We are directed also how to carrie our selues in companie, how alone, how at home, how abroad: how to beare troubles when they come, and to prepare our selues for them before they come: and how to vse prosperitie, as health, friends, peace, libertie, goods, and whatsoeuer blessings besides, God shall any day §Cbestow vpon vs.