A10945:1196
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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Which if it were persuaded throughly to men, that it ought to be so, and that it is as necessarily to be looked after, as their maintenance, health; yea, or their life it self (which none well advised will deny:) then should there not ⟨p. 326⟩be this posting it off from one to another, which now there is: nor this §Frefusing to be subject to God in this main and great commandment of doing all to his glory, 1which they that refuse, do refuse godliness it self: And there should not be this parting of stakes betwixt God and our selves, that sometime we will be forward, and sometime backward, in some things obedient, but in others denying our obedience, which causeth such patching and piecing of duties,2 as is far from holiness, without which yet, we shall never see the Lords face; whereas yet by constancy in duty, and keeping of a daily course, therein much dullness, deadness, barrenness, sloth, idleness, and the fruits thereof, lewd lusts, and many such dangerous evils should be avoided, with which even many good Christians (to their great heart-smart §Gafterwards) are annoyed, because they know not how to do better.
Which if it were perswaded throughly to men, that it ought to be so, and that it is as necessarily to be looked after, as their maintenance, health; yea, or their life it selfe (which none wel aduised wil deny:) then should there not ⟨p. 326⟩be this posting it off from one to another, which now there is: nor this §Frefusing to be subiect to God in this maine and great commaundement of doing all to his glorie, 1which they that refuse, do refuse godlinesse it selfe: And there should not be this parting of stakes betwixt God and our selues, that sometime we will be forward, and sometime backeward, in some things obedient, but in others denying our obedience, which causeth such patching and peecing of duties,