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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.
Now I have showed what are the necessary graces which should accompany the life of the believer daily, I wish him to view them all at one sight together; to see if he may well be without any of them: as without certainty of the forgiveness of his sins, without fear of offending God, a thankful heart, and cheerful watching and praying against evil, &c. And he cannot walk void of any of them, so yet: he must not think but that there are ⟨p. 328⟩other particular actions beside these, but they be all to be well ordered and §Fgoverned by these. And now somewhat I will set down about them, not unprofitable and needless. I have briefly proved, that some certain manner of directing a Christian daily, is required in the word of God, and that it is no fancy of mans brain, thus nearly and narrowly to look to himself: and have set down a draught thereof out of the Scripture, and therefore men must know,1 that it is their sin, when they are not guided by these rules in the daily course of their living: I say, when these accompany them not, whatsoever their calling is, or the actions which they are occupied about, it is their sin, whether it be of ignorance, that they know them not (which is the less, if they be willing to learn:) or carelessness, or wilfulness,§G that they do not, or will not, regard them; and being sin, it is to be resisted, seeing no sin is to be borne withal, or rested in.
Now I haue shewed what are the necessary graces which should accōpany the life of the beleeuer daily, I wish him to view thē all at one sight together; to see if he may well be without any of them: as without certainety of the forgiuenesse of his sinnes, without feare of offending God, a thankfull heart, and chearfull watching and praying against euill, &c. And he cannot walke voide of any of them, so yet: he must not thinke but that there are ⟨p. 328⟩other particular actions beside these, but they be all to be well ordered and §Fgouerned by these. And now somewhat I will set downe about them, not vnprofitable and needlesse. I haue briefly proued, that some certaine manner of directing a Christian daily, is required in the word of God, and that it is no fancie of mans braine, thus nearly and narowly to looke to himselfe: and haue set downe a draught thereof out of the Scripture, and therefore men must know,