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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
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CHAP. 5. Of the fourth reason.
Another reason for the persuading of us to look to the daily guiding of our selves in some certain manner, is,1 for that he, who will let loose his heart any day or time of the day to any intemperance, or unlawful liberty, doth fall into some of Satan's snares, and is caught with the deceitfulness §Bof sin immediately, some way or other, if he be not hardened also: yea though he be the best of many, he shall find to his cost how needful the counsel of the Apostle is, watch in all things;2 and therefore at all times: so that there shall be no time wherein he may cast off fear of evil, that so he may be the man which is spoken of, Blessed is he that feareth always. 3Yea he shall find that he is more weakened and endangered by one days negligence in little regarding his soul and his actions (whiles other things of less value are carefully looked to) then in an hundred, wherein his care and conscience were continued, besides that, he shall not easily recover himself again. For although God keep his children from many evils, while they desire it: §C4yet if they be secure, he leaveth them to themselves, and doth punish their sins, as he doth other mens. And who would be willing to have his life filled with many fears, disquiets, reproaches, and such other crossings, when he might be free and merry? But besides, nothing is better proved to us then this, that the envious man watcheth all opportunities, yea when men least suspect it, to sow tares with the good seed; to unsettle them,