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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,1 that we willingly and diligently set our selves to perform duty in that work or service, for the which we are fitted, and to the which we are called: and therein abide as we are able, except any weightier matter draw us from it: assuring our selves, that we please God no less therein, then in ⟨p. 334⟩obeying his other commandments. And that we be therefore cheerful §Ftherein, (it being the business that God hath set us about) and confident, that we shall find good success, seeing we have a promise of blessing from him; and so doing, that we take heed, that we mind not our profit in such wise, that we cool any grace thereby, or quench holy affections in us: but that we be fit to go from it to such other duties, as shall be meet, that so we may do our earthly business with heavenly minds, which is an high point of godliness, and make them and holy exercises, helps one to the other.
That is,1 that we willingly and diligently set our selues to performe dutie in that worke or seruice, for the which we are fitted, and to the which we are called: and therein abide as we are able, except any waightier matter drawe vs from it: assuring our selues, that we please God no lesse therein, then in ⟨p. 334⟩obeying his other commaundements. And that we be therefore chearefull §Ftherein, (it being the businesse that God hath set vs about) and confident, that we shall find good successe, seeing we haue a promise of blessing from him; and so doing, that we take heede, that we mind not our profite in such wise, that we coole any grace thereby, or quench holy affections in vs: but that we be fit to go from it to such other duties, as shall be meete, that so we may do our earthly businesse with heauenly minds, which is an high point of godlinesse, and make them and holy exercises, helpes one to the other.
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