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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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And further where I said more particularly, that the Christian life, which we are daily to lead, consisteth in a careful declining from all evil, and contrariwise in well living, and bringing forth the fruits of faith and amendment of life: and also in the use of such helps and means, by which this faith and §Gholy life are nourished, and preserved: It is very true: For there are no means necessarily to be used every day, nor any parts of godly life, which we are bound to perform daily, but the scripture doth particularly require them to be used daily.1 That which I say of the helps shall be proved afterwards. And for the parts of good life, which we must needs practise daily, they are, that we should be daily occupied in those good works, which in our place and calling, we can see to be required of us: as brotherly kindness, love, sobriety, patience, just dealing towards all, mercifulness, meekness, and such like. And these be like necessary all the days of our life, as in any one; so that it is our sin, when we do the contrary.
And further where I said more particularly, that the Christian life, which we are daily to leade, consisteth in a carefull declining from all euill, and contrariwise in well liuing, and bringing forth the fruites of faith and amendment of life: and also in the vse of such helps and meanes, by which this faith and §Gholy life are nourished, and preserued: It is very true: For there are no meanes necessarily to be vsed euery day, nor any parts of godly life, which we are bound to performe daily, but the scripture doth particularly require thē to be vsed daily.1 That which I say of the helps shal be proued afterwards. And for the parts of good life, which we must needes practise daily, they are, that we should be daily occupied in those good workes, which in our place and calling, we can see to bee required of vs: as brotherly kindnes, loue, sobrietie, patience, iust dealing towards all, mercifulnes, meekenes, and such like. And these be like necessarie all the dayes of our life, as in any one; so that it is our sinne, when we doe the contrarie.
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