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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 8: Of the description of the daily direction.
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And if it were not so, what comfort could we have, who see daily, that §Hwe are holden back from many duties, which yet because we know we desire with all our hearts, and strive to perform them, we have peace to Godward? And thus are the places to be understood, which make mention of keeping the commandments, that they are blessed which keep them, as Psal. 119.2. and .8. Luc. 11.28. Blessed are they which hear the word of God and keep the same: as is to be seen by conference of other places, as 1. Chron. 28.7. If Solomon thy son shall endeavour to keep my commandments, I will establish his kingdom for ever: And in Hosea, 6.3. then shall we endeavour our selves to know the Lord. In which places, the keeping of Gods commandments is interpreted by the holy Ghost in the Scriptures, to be an endeavouring to §Iknow and keep them. And this endeavour is every day necessarily to be found in us to please God, even as ever we did any day, neither can it be neglected of us at any time but God is offended.
And if it were not so, what comfort could we haue, who see daily, that §Hwe are holden backe from many duties, which yet because we know we desire with all our hearts, and striue to performe them, we haue peace to Godward? And thus are the places to be vnderstood, which make mentiō of keeping the commaundements, that they are blessed which keepe them, as Psal. 119.2. and .8. Luc. 11.28. Blessed are they which heare the word of God and keepe the same: as is to be seene by conference of other places, as 1. Chron. 28.7. If Salomon thy sonne shall indeuour to keepe my commandements, I will establish his kingdome for euer: And in