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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
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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,3 If we be justified by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, we have and do enjoy it. And we have heard, that the Lord hath both given liberty, yea and commandment to his children, that they should daily believe and lay hold on eternal life, and rest themselves in the assurance of his love: and how can this exclude that peace which we speak of?
The last point of our direction is, that we by meanes of all these,1 as our faith, and feare of displeasing God, &c. may keepe and hold fast our holy and most sweete peace with God, and our reioycing, 2which is the fruite of this Christian walking, and an vnseparable companion vnto the same. I haue §Ctaught this in generall before: onely now I shew, that it is daily to be kept and maintained of vs, in such wise, that as we regard our bodily maintenance while we liue here, so should we prouide that this our peace, which passeth vnderstanding, be not broken off betwixt God and vs. If it be asked how this shall be; the Apostle saith,3 If we be iustified by faith in our Lord Iesus Christ, we haue and do inioy it. And we haue heard, that the Lord hath both giuen liberty, yea and commandement to his children, that they should daily beleeue and lay hold on eternall life, and rest themselues in the assurance of his loue: and how can this exclude that peace which we speake of?