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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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These and such like, which God doth admit his dear children unto, should be taught them oft, and plainly, and wisely, and fitly applied to them. Ministers should dwell in them:1 and know by themselves, who have in a long ⟨p. 319⟩§Atime grown but in small inward acquaintance with them, that the people do not in two or three teachings of them, no nor so many years teaching, reach to the clear understanding, much less the use and fruit of them: not only because they require practise, but daily and continual practise: and that of them, they were wont to have their hearts and their heads taken up and possessed of worldly cares, and worldly lusts, which with no small, but much labour and love of the Minister in teaching, as well as the peoples liking, reverence and diligence in hearing and praying, must be beat out again.
These and such like, which God doth admit his deare children vnto, should be taught them oft, and plainely, and wisely, and fitly applied to them. Ministers should dwell in them:1 and know by themselues, who haue in a long ⟨p. 319⟩§Atime growne but in small inward acquaintance with them, that the people do not in two or three teachings of them, no nor so many yeares teaching, reach to the cleare vnderstanding, much lesse the vse and fruite of them: not onely because they require practise, but daily and continuall practise: and that of them, they were wont to haue their hearts and their heads taken vp and possessed of worldly cares, and worldly lusts, which with no small, but much labour and loue of the Minister in teaching, as well as the peoples liking, reuerence and diligence in hearing and praying, must be beate out againe.