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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
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.
But this is the battle, which he must feel and have with his lusts, and which every true believer must be exercised with daily: and yet this resistance and rebellion against Gods grace,1 which he feeleth by this corruption and sin daily, is a most fit whetstone to sharpen him the more to embrace and follow these rules in this direction set down, because he shall see, that by ⟨p. 317⟩§Athem he is made strong against these his rebellions daily by little and little, whereas without some such direction, he could in no wise be able to resist.
But this is the battell, which he must feele and haue with his lusts, and which euery true beleeuer must be exercised with daily: and yet this resistance and rebellion against Gods grace,1 which he feeleth by this corruption and sinne daily, is a most fit whetstone to sharpen him the more to imbrace and follow these rules in this direction set downe, because he shall see, that by ⟨p. 317⟩§Athem he is made strong against these his rebellions daily by litle and litle, whereas without some such direction, he could in no wise be able to resist.
- 1How the believer should be enabled to keep the rules of direction.How the beleeuer should be enabled to keep the rules of direction.
Now whereas it is objected, that although it should be practised,1