A10945:1191
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.
And yet this I add, that as these and such like must be done, and in one or other of them the six days must be bestowed, yet (I say) this must be added,1 that all these lawful works must be done of them in faith, that is, they must know that God commandeth such works to be done of them,§H and therefore they do them readily and willingly, not for necessity only, or for fear of punishment,2 or shame of the world, or because they would be rich: all which are carnal, sensual and devilish respects, as I said before in forbidding all vicious affections in mens lawful actions; neither do they please God which thus go to work.3 And further they must do these lawful works in persuasion and confidence that God will bless them therein, and give them good success, and take that for their daily bread and blessing, which God in their thus-going to work, doth bestow upon them.
And yet this I adde, that as these and such like must be done, and in one or other of them the sixe dayes must be bestowed, yet (I say) this must be added,1 that all these lawfull workes must be done of them in faith, that is, they must know that God commandeth such workes to be done of them,§H and therefore they do them readily and willingly, not for necessity onely, or for feare of punishment,2 or shame of the world, or because they would be rich: all which are carnall, sensuall and diuellish respects, as I sayd before in forbidding all vitious affections in mens lawfull actions; neither do they please God which thus go to worke.3 And further they must do these lawfull workes in perswasion and confidence that God will blesse them therein, and giue them good successe, and take that for their daily bread and blessing, which God in their thus-going to worke, doth bestow vpon them.