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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.
seeing they are fain (say they) to work for their living, as well as we, their godliness will not feed them. The difference let them learn from that which I have said.
seeing they are faine (say they) to worke for their liuing, as well as we, their godlinesse will not feede them. The difference let them learne from that which I haue sayd.
I have also spoken this by occasion, for the satisfying of the simple-hearted, that they may not think that (in requiring that we should live every day in a godly manner) I do urge any to leave off, and lay aside their callings and business: and yet this I show to be required by the Lord; how, and in what manner those lawful works ought to be done of them, that he therein may be pleased. And so I conclude, that the believer ought every day to arm and §Eframe himself to a godly life, and to cast off all that savoureth not thereof (as in some which are most usual actions I have showed) seeing his whole conversation must beseem the Gospel; remembering what the wise man saith:1 All that thine hand shall find to do, do it with all thy power, for there is no work in the grave whither thou goest.
I haue also spoken this by occasion, for the satisfying of the simple-harted, that they may not thinke that (in requiring that we should liue euery day in a godly maner) I do vrge any to leaue off, and lay aside their callings and businesse: and yet this I shew to be required by the Lord; how, and in what maner those lawfull workes ought to be done of them, that he therein may be pleased. And so I conclude, that the beleeuer ought euery day to arme and §Eframe himselfe to a godly life, and to cast off all that sauoreth not thereof (as in some which are most vsuall actions I haue shewed) seeing his whole conuersation must beseeme the Gospell; remembring what the wise man saith: