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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.
1I mean, that at such times, as wherein we shall be free from company, we have the like care of our hearts and behaviour being alone, that we were taught to have of them both, and of our talk in company. For example: that in our behaviour we attempt or go about no evil, as stealing, whoring, or committing any unlawful thing, &c. and concerning our hearts, that we suffer them not to wander after needless and vain things, but hold them within this compass, that either our thoughts be of those things which are lawful, as the well ordering of our business, and yet that also with moderation: or of things holy and spiritual, as the glory of the life to come, Gods love §Ito us, and care over us in this world, and such like; considering and remembering, that we must redeem the time to the best uses we can, and in conscience most approve of; or if our thoughts be at any time of things evil, that it be only to bring us into further hatred and detestation of them, and not to engender and raise up a liking thereof in our hearts, which Satan ever intendeth, though we had no such meaning, nay rather purposed against it, when we first entered into thought of them.
1I meane, that at such times, as wherein we shall be free from companie, we haue the like care of our hearts and behauiour being alone, that we were taught to haue of them both, and of our talke in companie. For example: that in our behauiour we attempt or go about no euill, as stealing, whoring, or committing any vnlawfull thing, &c. and concerning our hearts, that we suffer them not to wander after needlesse and vaine things, but hold them within this compasse, that either our thoughts be of those things which are lawfull, as the well ordering of our busines, and yet that also with moderatiō: or of things holy and spirituall, as the glorie of the life to come, Gods loue §Ito vs, and care ouer vs in this world, and such like; considering and remembring, that we must redeeme the time to the best vses we can, and in conscience most approue of; or if our thoughts be at any time of things euill, that it be onely to bring vs into further hatred and detestation of them, and not to ingender and raise vp a liking thereof in our hearts, which Sathan euer intendeth, though we had no such meaning, nay rather purposed against it, when we first entred into thought of them.