A10945:1207
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.
So that our hearts may be well seasoned with these, as the chief things,§I which we should regard and look after, and yet neglecting no needful work that must be done, but doing it much the better by means of these; and so the froth of our own brains, as endless and needless wanderings, vain cogitations, and foolish and noisome desires, shall be much restrained and allayed in us. This is it (all wise men do know) that most troubleth us, and of the which,1 we be every day in greatest danger; I mean, the looseness and disorderedness of our hearts: for they, as they be never unoccupied, but prone to evil a thousand ways; so if they be not bridled, holden under, and suppressed, they are so soon fixed upon some object that cometh in the way, that they carry us headlong after it, we being then impotent for the time §Kand unable to resist, when we have let them loose, and given them scope.
So that our hearts may be well seasoned with these, as the chiefe things,§I which we should regard and looke after, and yet neglecting no needefull worke that must be done, but doing it much the better by meanes of these; and so the froth of our owne braines, as endlesse and needlesse wandrings, vaine cogitations, and foolish and noisome desires, shall be much restrained and allayed in vs. This is it (all wise men do know) that most troubleth vs, and of the which,1 we be euery day in greatest daunger; I meane, the loosenes and disorderednesse of our hearts: for they, as they be neuer vnoccupied, but prone to euill a thousand waies; so if they be not bridled, holden vnder, and suppressed, they are so soone fixed vpon some obiect that commeth in the way, that they carie vs headlong after it, we being then impotent for the time §Kand vnable to resist, when we haue let them loose, and giuen them scope.
- 1The unruly heart, the chiefest trouble that a man hath.