A10945:1213
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.
And to uphold our selves in holiness thus as it is required of us, no less §Ihelp is needful,1 then the daily keeping of our hearts in this estate, which I have set down. For although while the heart is thus looked unto, (as it would be of us, if we counted it the necessariest work that we have to do throughout the day) while the heart (I say) is thus looked unto, every thing doth well follow our hands, and much good is done in our lives: so yet, except we make great provision, that this work may be daily and constant, we cannot choose, no not the best of us, but we shall commit many things in our lives unbeseeming our profession, and smally to our own comfort. And howsoever the rebellious world cannot away with it, yet (as I said before) all the godly, if they knew it, and so far as they do know it, do aim at it, & §Kwould think themselves happy, if they could be partakers of this liberty: I mean, when they can and do advisedly, and with good consideration keep steadfast daily in this holy and sweet course, and are not perverted and turned out of it, as sometime they have been.
And to vphold our selues in holinesse thus as it is required of vs, no lesse §Ihelpe is needfull,1 then the daily keeping of our hearts in this estate, which I haue set downe. For although while the heart is thus looked vnto, (as it wold be of vs, if we counted it the necessariest worke that we haue to do throughout the day) while the heart (I say) is thus looked vnto, euery thing doth well follow our hands, and much good is done in our liues: so yet, except we make great prouision, that this worke may be daily and constant, we cannot chuse, no not the best of vs, but we shall commit many things in our liues vnbeseeming our profession, and smally to our owne comfort. And howsoeuer the rebellious world cannot away with it, yet (as I said before) all the godly, if they knew it, and so farre as they do know it, do aime at it, & §Kwould thinke themselues happie, if they could be partakers of this libertie: I meane, when they can and do aduisedly, and with good consideration keep stedfast daily in this holy and sweet course, and are not peruerted and turned out of it, as sometime they haue bene.