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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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Again, as in our common prayer which is called the Lords; which serveth for ever to square out our prayers by,1 and therefore for every day, the word (this day) is expressed, serving for every day of our life; that we may know, that there is no day of our life, wherein this prayer in effect is not to be made; no day wherein we pray not for our daily bread, even all necessaries for this present life: so is there no day in which we ask not, and so in which we ought not to enjoy it by faith, I mean, the forgiveness of our sins.§G And if every morning Gods mercies be renewed,2 of which this is chief; then we also must in the same manner embrace them by faith as our own, and so partake them. So that this bindeth the conscience also as the former, that every day the true Christian must be persuaded of the pardon of his sins, and that no day he should loose his part in so great a treasure, though it is to be feared, that many good Christians enjoy it not. Neither indeed can this second rule be faithfully observed and kept, but it will cause all the other to be well looked too and regarded. Bring we therefore our hearts daily to count it our treasure, that so they may delight in it: (for where our treasure is, there will they be also) and then we have well and wisely provided for our selves in §Hthat day, and our greatest toil is over (as they say) for the whole day following. And this will be done, if, as it is the greatest of all other: so we resolve, that none is greater with us. To speak more largely of these points here, is not my purpose, for that they have been handled before in the first and third treatise: only thus much, to refer this believing of pardon to every day. And this is here to be looked for of the reader, that every one of the points and parts of this daily direction (the which I have taught in other parts of this book, how they should be attained and come by) must be kept of a Christian every day.
Againe, as in our common prayer which is called the Lords; which serueth for euer to square out our prayers by,1 and therefore for euery day, the word (this day) is expressed, seruing for euery day of our life; that wee may know, that there is no day of our life, wherein this prayer in effect is not to be made; no day wherein we pray not for our daily bread, euen all necessaries for this present life: so is there no day in which we aske not, and so in which we ought not to enioy it by faith, I meane, the forgiuenesse of our sinnes.