A10945:1185
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.
The third point is, that when we shall be strongly haled after sin, (for §Iwe must know that every day gives occasion thereof) that we so account of the liberty of our hearts and minds,1 to keep them well disposed and armed against all sin, and most of all, our special infirmities, that we let them not loose at any time in the day, to be hardened with the deceitfulness of any sin, but kept with all diligence possible, from the love and liking thereof, that so our outward actions may be well ordered. Therefore is that charge given in the Epistle to the Hebrews,2 that our hearts be not made nought, and rebellious at any time, and therefore by consequent on any day, whiles we suffer them to be hardened with the deceitfulness of sin. And agreeable to this, the Lord in Deuteronomy, answering Moses (when he brought him word, that the §Kpeople would willingly be ruled by him, although before they refused so to be) said: This people hath said well all that they have said: but *oh that there were an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always; then it should go well with them.
The third point is, that when we shall be strongly haled after sinne, (for §Iwe must know that euery day giues occasion thereof) that we so account of the libertie of our hearts and minds,1 to keepe them well disposed and armed against all sinne, and most of all, our speciall infirmities, that we let them not loose at any time in the day, to be hardened with the deceitfulnesse of any sinne, but kept with all diligence posssible, from the loue and liking thereof, that so our outward actions may be well ordered. Therefore is that charge giuen in the Epistle to the Hebrewes,2 that our hearts be not made nought, and rebellious at any time, and therefore by consequent on any day, whiles we suffer them to be hardened with the deceitfulnesse of sinne. And agreable to this, the Lord in Deuteronomie, aunswering Moses (when he brought him word, that the