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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 confess, all are not in a like measure enlarged, either by knowledge to see the excellency of it, (as I have said) or in heart to desire it, seeing they are not acquainted with it: but yet when they do see, how God of his abundant ⟨p. 331⟩§Akindness, hath showed them a way to make their lives more pleasant, and his service more easy, then they have thought or could find; they will wish a part in this wisdom, thus to guide themselves, before all other pleasures, though the flesh should never so much rebel against it. And it must be granted, that the heart will strive sore against the continuance in this course,1 and rebel and be discontented with this, that all unlawful liberty should ever be denied unto it. But as they shall see more clearly into this blessed estate, and have daily more experience, both that God doth give them power to mortify and overcome themselves, and make this holy course sweet unto them, §Bthe more their harts shall be set upon it, to desire and long after it, and to have it in an high account, which is the greatest matter, and the hardest piece of work to be obtained, especially with continuance and steadfastness therein.
I confesse, all are not in a like measure enlarged, either by knowledge to see the excellencie of it, (as I haue said) or in heart to desire it, seeing they are not acquainted with it: but yet when they do see, how God of his abundant ⟨p. 331⟩§Akindnesse, hath shewed them a way to make their liues more pleasant, and his seruice more easie, then they haue thought or could find; they will wish a part in this wisedome, thus to guide themselues, before all other pleasures, though the flesh should neuer so much rebell against it. And it must be granted, that the heart will striue sore against the continuance in this course,1 and rebell and be discontented with this, that all vnlawfull libertie should euer be denied vnto it. But as they shall see more clearely into this blessed estate, and haue daily more experience, both that God doth giue them power to mortifie and ouercome themselues, and make this holy course sweet vnto them,