A10945:1236
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.
For seeing we are forgetful of our duties,1 and easily drawn away by the world, we have need to have daily and oft access to God, and our servants especially, who have little other private help. These exercises of Religion are, prayer, reading, catechising and conference, with singing of Psalms, &c. and that these or such of them as are common to the whole family, be used at the most convenient times when the family may come together: and that we endeavour to do the same together twice in the day at least, providing §Dto perform the duty of it with cheerfulness and reverence, knowing that we have therein communion with our God, and most sweet refreshing of our souls thereby: always remembering, that this shall not be so aukely gone about, nor so hard as many find it, if other duties before mentioned, be carefully looked to.
For seeing we are forgetfull of our duties,1 and easily drawne away by the world, we haue need to haue daily and oft accesse to God, and our seruants especially, who haue litle other priuate helpe. These exercises of Religion are, prayer, reading, chatechising and conference, with singing of Psalmes, &c. and that these or such of them as are common to the whole family, be vsed at the most conuenient times when the family may come together: and that we indeuor to do the same together twise in the day at least, prouiding §Dto performe the duty of it with chearfulnesse and reuerence, knowing that we haue therein communion with our God, and most sweet refreshing of our soules thereby: alwayes remembring, that this shall not be so aukely gone about, nor so hard as many find it, if other duties before mentioned, be carefully looked to.
- 1The same.