A10945:1174
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.
No, no: if God once persuade his, that they may walk in his favour every day, and with more acceptation and better welcome, then when they could have but a small glimpse of it, once in a week, month or quarter, they will not starve when they may banquet,1 they will not eat acorns with swine when they may be fed with Angels food, they will not joy in the company of wicked men,2 when they may have communion with the God of glory, and with his dear servants departed out of this life by the good memorial which they have left behind them: and with those which remain here still;3 being such, as in whom the Prophet had all his delight. Neither §Iwill they want or any day forgo the liberties of the children of God, namely confidence, peace, and joy in the holy Ghost; to solace themselves in earthly things (which bring great bondage) with the sons of men.
No, no: if God once perswade his, that they may walke in his fauour euerie day, and with more acceptation and better welcome, then when they could haue but a small glimse of it, once in a weeke, moneth or quarter, they will not starue when they may banquet,1 they will not eate achornes with swine when they may be fed with Angels foode, they will not ioy in the company of wicked men,2 when they may haue communion with the God of glory, and with his deare seruants departed out of this life by the good memoriall which they haue left behind them: and with those which remaine here still;3 being such, as in whom the Prophet had all his delight. Neither §Iwill they want or any day forgo the liberties of the children of God, namely confidence, peace, and ioy in the holy Ghost; to solace themselues in earthly things (which bring great bondage) with the sonnes of men.