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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
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This report of some Christians, whom I know well, I have set down (where by this little, the rest may be conjectured) for the better encouraging of the reader to be acquainted with a daily direction for the course of his life, and that he should not rest in a general and §Iuncertain obedience to God. And let nothing that I have said of them, be thought needless or unmeet for us, as long as we can see good reason for this which they did.
This report of some Christians, whom I know well, I haue set downe (where by this little, the rest may be coniectured) for the better encouraging of the reader to be acquainted with a daily direction for the course of his life, and that he should not rest in a generall and §Ivncertaine obedience to God. And let nothing that I haue said of them, be thought needlesse or vnmeete for vs, as long as we can see good reason for this which they did.
But know we, that this kind of serving God, both may be, and is, and hath been (God be thanked) used of many of Gods servants, though I will not say in a like manner, and ought to be of the rest, as every one shall be able to see into it. And therefore I purpose to thrust no fancy nor conceit upon any, but that which all well advised persons must justify, to be the commandment of God: and which bewrayeth too plainly, that many professors of the Gospel have not so much sought for the sound practise of a §Kgodly life, by reading the stories of holy men in the word of God, as to report generally that they have been holy; neither have reaped that benefit by the Scripture, in enjoying a sweet life above other men, as the Lord in much mercy hath afforded them.
But know wee, that this kind of seruing God, both may bee, and is, and hath bene (God be thanked) vsed of many of Gods seruants, though I will not say in a like maner, and ought to be of the rest, as euery one shall be able to see into it. And therefore I purpose to thrust no fancie nor conceit vpon any, but that which all well aduised persons must iustifie, to be the commaundement of God: and which bewrayeth too plainely, that many professors of the Gospell haue not so much sought for the sound practise of a