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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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But because I think it will be looked for, that I should prove that by the Scriptures, which I have said of the parts of the direction, that so many as §Emay well guide a Christian throughout the day, are as well particularly required every day at our hands to be observed, as generally all our life long: I will therefore satisfy the teachable reader in that which he desireth. And first where I said, that we are guided by the word how to begin the day, and how to go through it; Solomon in one sentence directeth to both: for when he had said,1 The commandments and instructions should be always bound to our hearts, that is, had in continual remembrance, and tied about our necks, that is, ⟨p. 304⟩as jewels had in special account: he addeth; that at our awaking, they shall §Ftalk with us, and when we walk, they shall lead us. As if he should say, if the word of God be carefully kept in mind, and held in precious estimation, it shall guide us from the morning to the evening, even from our uprising to our lying down: so that, God hath not left the governing of our lives in our own hands, as though he had taken no order for them, but hath appointed in his word how the whole day should be passed.
But because I thinke it will be looked for, that I should prooue that by the Scriptures, which I haue said of the parts of the direction, that so many as §Emay well guide a Christian throughout the day, are as well particularly required euery day at our hands to be obserued, as generally all our life long: I will therefore satisfie the teachable reader in that which hee desireth. And first where I said, that we are guided by the word how to begin the day, and how to goe through it; Salomon in one sentence directeth to both: for when he had said,1 The commaundements and instructions should be alwaies bound to our hearts, that is, had in continuall remembrance, and tied about our neckes, that is, ⟨p. 304⟩