A10945:1143
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1For they being subject to the same infirmities, occasions of offending, and provocations inward and outward, unto the which the best armed people §Kof God are; and yet not so afraid and suspicious of them, not daily making it the chiefest matter to walk well fenced against them (as the others do) which without a daily and continual watch (as far as frailty will permit) cannot be, they must needs find much discontentment in their lives, and discomfort, as also far more looseness and distemperature, then the other do. Besides this, they not accustoming themselves to any certain ⟨p. 311⟩§Acourse of walking with God, nor following any direction to order their ways, they do bring this burden upon themselves, that when they are fallen, they lie long, and hardly rise up again, and make it also an harder matter for them to serve God (as they were wont to do) unless (which is worst of all) they make a light matter of sin, and so return too hastily for mercy to God, before they have well weighed and considered their falls and offences: And by this, consider on the contrary, what the safety of the other is, who count Gods service perfect freedom, and therefore will not be drawn from it at any time; or if they fall, yet lie not still, because they have settled themselves to be well guided daily.
1For they being subiect to the same infirmities, occasions of offending, and prouocations inward and outward, vnto the which the best armed people §Kof God are; and yet not so afraide and suspitious of them, not daily making it the chiefest matter to walke well fenced against them (as the others doe) which without a dailie and continuall watch (as farre as frailtie will permit) cannot bee, they must needes finde much discontentment in their liues, and discomfort, as also far more loosenes and distemperature, then the other doe. Besides this, they not accustoming themselues to any certaine ⟨p. 311⟩§Acourse of walking with God, nor following any direction to order their waies, they doe bring this burthen vpon themselues, that when they are fallen, they lie long, and hardly rise vp againe, and make it also an harder matter for them to serue God (as they were wont to doe) vnlesse (which is worst of all) they make a light matter of sinne, and so returne too hastily for mercie to God, before they haue well weighed and considered their falles and offences: And by this, consider on the contrarie, what the safetie of the other is, who count Gods seruice perfit freedome, and therefore will not be drawne from it at any time; or if they fall, yet lie not still, because they haue setled themselues to be well guided daily.