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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.
I deny not, but there are many, who for want of knowledge, do not see that which sundry others of their brethren do, and yet are faithful in that which they know: but they rest not satisfied with their present estate, but long much to see the will of God more clearly, and desire fervently to attain to greater measure of grace. And to all such I know, how welcome it will be to have more clear direction, then as yet they have found: and such I would have know, that for their causes I was persuaded to utter that, which God hath revealed to me so far as concerneth them. But as for such as like so of their present estate, that they hast not to be acquainted with any better, (seeing §Ethere is ever in Gods children a desire to grow, and a longing to be better) whatsoever they think of it, and how highly soever they account of themselves in it, they shall go forward every one his way, till they be as blind as the mole, as deaf as the adder, as dumb as he that openeth not his mouth,1 and as unprofitable as the salt that hath lost the savour, and is good for nothing but to be trodden under foot, and cast upon the dunghill.
I deny not, but there are many, who for want of knowledge, do not see that which sundrie others of their brethren do, and yet are faithfull in that which they know: but they rest not satisfied with their present estate, but long much to see the will of God more clearely, and desire feruently to attaine to greater measure of grace. And to all such I know, how welcome it will be to haue more cleare direction, then as yet they haue found: and such I would haue know, that for their causes I was perswaded to vtter that, which God hath reuealed to me so farre as concerneth them. But as for such as like so of their present estate, that they hast not to be acquainted with any better, (seeing §Ethere is euer in Gods children a desire to grow, and a longing to be better) whatsoeuer they thinke of it, and how highly soeuer they account of themselues in it, they shall go forward euery one his way, till they be as blind as the moule, as deafe as the adder, as dumbe as he that openeth not his mouth,1 and as vnprofitable as the salt that hath lost the sauour, and is good for nothing but to be troden vnder foote, and cast vpon the dunghill.