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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.
That is to say, that as soon as we have broken off our sleep every morning, we bend and resolve with our selves to give unto the Lord the first fruits of the day:1 and that either directly, by thanksgiving, confession of our sins, and request making for our selves and Gods people, we lift up our hearts to God in a brief manner: or indirectly, that is, though we tie not our selves to this manner and form, §Cyet that we make it our first work after our awaking, to common with, and look up to God, drawing our hearts to the love of and rejoicing in him; that he being first in account with us, may be also throughout the day chief with us, and present to guide, bless and comfort us: and that we do this, till in a more solemn manner we see our selves apart from other things to prayer.
That is to say, that as soone as we haue broken off our sleepe euery morning, we bend and resolue with our selues to giue vnto the Lord the first fruites of the day:1 and that either directly, by thankesgiuing, confession of our sinnes, and request making for our selues and Gods people, we lift vp our hearts to God in a briefe manner: or indirectly, that is, though we tye not our selues to this manner and forme, §Cyet that we make it our first worke after our awaking, to common with, and looke vp to God, drawing our hearts to the loue of and reioycing in him; that he being first in account with vs, may be also throughout the day chiefe with vs, and present to guide, blesse and comfort vs: and that we do this, till in a more solemne maner we see our selues apart from other things to prayer.
- 1The same more fully.