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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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In all these (I say) with other such, we are directed in the word of God, and how we may every day, as well as some one, serve God in them, as occasion shall be offered, which shall more clearly be seen afterwards in sundry particulars. Which if it be so, what ordinary actions in any lawful calling are to be done of a Christian through the day, but God hath in his word guided him how to do them, in such wise, as he by the help thereof, may with peace and comfort bring it to an end: and contrariwise, he that knoweth his will therein, and walketh not after the same, shall neither find peace in his life, nor happiness after. Which, if it were duly weighed and considered, §Dwould keep Christians in another and that more safe, well ordered, and heavenly course, then they now are which know it not, or have not conscience to seek experience of it: whereas without it, many, who might bring great glory to God by their lives, and themselves live very sweetly; yet because they are strangers from such a daily course keeping, do neither of both, or at least, very meanly: and yet because they have no acquaintance with any better, are not content to be disquieted, and roused out of that unprofitable course wherein they are.
In al these (I say) with other such, we are directed in the word of God, and how wee may euery day, as well as some one, serue God in them, as occasion shall be offered, which shall more cleerely bee seene afterwards in sundrie particulars. Which if it be so, what ordinary actions in any lawfull calling are to be done of a Christian through the day, but God hath in his word guided him how to doe them, in such wise, as hee by the helpe thereof, may with peace and comfort bring it to an end: and contrariwise, he that knoweth his will therein, and walketh not after the same, shall neither finde peace in his life, nor happines after. Which, if it were duly weighed and considered, §Dwould keepe Christians in another and that more safe, well ordred, and heauenly course, then they now are which know it not, or haue not conscience to seeke experience of it: whereas without it, many, who might bring great glorie to God by their liues, and themselues liue very sweetly; yet because they are strangers from such a daily course keeping, doe neither of both, or at least, very meanely: and yet because they haue no acquaintance with any better, are not content to be disquieted, and roused out of that vnprofitable course wherein they are.