A10945:1209
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.
But many Christians, who bear a good affection to the Gospel,1 and generally mean well, yet will not particularly trouble themselves (as they count it) to be brought in their whole course within a narrower compass, and to a more near acquaintance with the Lord, yea when they hear that it is to become by, but would fain bear themselves in hand, that they are §Cwell enough; when yet they are oft constrained to fear, yea and to feel the contrary: for what do they find but much weariness and grief, checks and accusations, yea and are sometime also noted of others, to be but cold and barren professors, when they have followed so much and so far the devises and desires of their own hearts? And besides this, how much detract they from the beauty and excellency of the godly life, and what injury offer they unto it, when they are able no further to commend it then as they find, (for as they find, so they will speak of it) whereas it cannot sufficiently be esteemed and accounted of: neither can the servants of God, who have experience of the benefit of it, satisfy themselves in setting out the excellency thereof.
But many Christians, who beare a good affection to the Gospell,1 and generally meane well, yet will not particularly trouble themselues (as they count it) to be brought in their whole course within a narrower compasse, and to a more neare acquaintance with the Lord, yea when they heare that it is to become by, but would faine beare themselues in hand, that they are §Cwell inough; when yet they are oft constrained to feare, yea and to feele the contrarie: for what do they find but much wearinesse and griefe, checkes and accusations, yea and are sometime also noted of others, to be but cold and barraine professors, when they haue followed so much and so farre the deuises and desires of their owne hearts? And besides this, how much detract they from the beautie and excellencie of the godly life, and what iniurie offer they vnto it, when they are able no further to commend it then as they find, (for as they find, so they will speake of it) whereas it cannot sufficiently be esteemed and accounted of: neither can the seruants of God, who haue experience of the benefite of it, satisfie themselues in setting out the excellencie thereof.