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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.
And can any be ignorant, when our Saviour taught us to pray every day §Bfor our daily bread, but that we should pray every day for grace to be guided aright and comforted, there being as great need of it, and more, then of the other? The same thing he meant, when he uttered a parable to them to this end, that they ought to pray always, and not to wax faint: but ever willing, though not ever able. So that the life of a Christian is no day well passed, when prayer (as it hath bin before described) is not one member & part of it.
And can any be ignorant, when our Sauiour taught vs to pray euery day §Bfor our daily bread, but that we should pray euery day for grace to be guided aright and comforted, there being as great need of it, and more, then of the other? The same thing he meant, when he vttered a parable to them to this end, that they ought to pray alwayes, and not to waxe faint: but euer willing, though not euer able. So that the life of a Christian is no day well passed, when prayer (as it hath bin before described) is not one member & part of it.
The last point of our direction is, that we by means of all these,1 as our faith, and fear of displeasing God, &c. may keep and hold fast our holy and most sweet peace with God, and our rejoicing, 2which is the fruit of this Christian walking, and an unseparable companion unto the same. I have §Ctaught this in general before: only now I show, that it is daily to be kept and maintained of us, in such wise, that as we regard our bodily maintenance while we live here, so should we provide that this our peace, which passeth understanding, be not broken off betwixt God and us. If it be asked how this shall be; the Apostle saith,