A10945:1252
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.
But it appeared to be a fault in all three sorts, by this that they did afterward ⟨p. 340⟩correct themselves. For when they saw further into it, and weighed §Fthe benefit of it more deeply, they were of another judgement, and said as a fourth sort did say when it came first to their hands; that they did highly approve of it, and that it ought to be so, and that for want of such help and direction, they had been much confounded and troubled in their course, and that they would have thought themselves happy if they could possibly have attained to the practise of it; wishing that they had been acquainted with it long before. For they saw in perusing the parts of this daily direction, which I have here set down, that their hearts and lives should be freed from many encumbrances hereby, wherewith they were before annoyed: and that they should serve God and live with men, much more cheerfully then §Gthey did before. And this is the sum of their first speech, which diverse honest and well disposed Christians used: which I report for the further encouraging and persuading of the Reader to a more free and willing receiving of this course, which I offer and set before him.
But it appeared to be a fault in all three sorts, by this that they did afterward ⟨p. 340⟩correct themselues. For when they saw further into it, and weighed §Fthe benefit of it more deeply, they were of another iudgement, and sayd as a fourth sort did say when it came first to their hands; that they did highly approue of it, and that it ought to be so, and that for want of such helpe and direction, they had bene much confounded and troubled in their course, and that they would haue thought themselues happy if they could possibly haue attained to the practise of it; wishing that they had bene acquainted with it long before. For they saw in perusing the parts of this daily direction, which I haue here set downe, that their hearts and liues should be freed from many incumberances hereby, wherewith they were before annoyed: and that they should serue God and liue with men, much more chearfully then §G