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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.
I will say somewhat the more of these two, seeing it is one of the chiefest causes, why I entered into this present treatise, as may appear by that which I have already said: namely, that the Christian should be every day free from all reproachful evil: insomuch as if by any occasion he be turned out of the way, yet he should speedily return, and also that he should be daily given unto every good work, watching his opportunity thereto, that so he may have a good conscience in all things, and may bring forth much fruit, that God may be glorified. Yet I mean not that he should spend the whole day in reading, §Eprayer, hearing of Sermons,1 or other religious exercises (excepting the Sabbath) but in one lawful thing or other about his calling; or any other in stead thereof, which may be as well defended, and as pleasing to God as the duties of his calling.
I will say somewhat the more of these two, seeing it is one of the chiefest causes, why I entred into this present treatise, as may appeare by that which I haue alreadie said: namely, that the Christian should be euery day free from all reprochfull euill: insomuch as if by any occasion he be turned out of the way, yet he should speedily returne, and also that he should be daily giuen vnto euery good worke, watching his oportunitie thereto, that so he may haue a good conscience in all things, and may bring foorth much fruite, that God may be glorified. Yet I meane not that he should spend the whole day in reading, §Eprayer, hearing of Sermons,1 or other religious exercises (excepting the Sabbath) but in one lawfull thing or other about his calling; or any other in stead thereof, which may be as well defended, and as pleasing to God as the duties of his calling.
- 1A godly life daily, consisteth not only in the exercises of religion.A godly life daily, consisteth not onely in the exercises of religion.