A10945:1261
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 yet without seven years or seven months diligent exercising of the §Crules of christian life, (for before they be converted to the obedience of God, what reckoning is to be made of their professing?) they will be thought fit to do as the best in this trade of christian living, although it be clean against their nature. Nay I say more, he is a rare man,1 who can be persuaded to be guided by religion and the rules thereof, but seven weeks constantly, I may truly say seven days: for if he who would but so long give over himself to live by faith, and walk with God, he would never seek to be loosened, and set at liberty again to his old life, but would renounce it utterly, so great should his advantage be in this course and trade.
But yet without seuen yeares or seuen moneths diligent exercising of the §Crules of christian life, (for before they be conuerted to the obedience of God, what reckoning is to be made of their professing?) they will be thought fit to do as the best in this trade of christian liuing, although it be cleane against their nature. Nay I say more, he is a rare man,1 who can be perswaded to be guided by religion and the rules thereof, but seuen weekes constantly, I may truly say seuen dayes: for if he who would but so long giue ouer himselfe to liue by faith, and walke with God, he would neuer seeke to be loosened, and set at libertie againe to his old life, but would renounce it vtterly, so great should his aduantage be in this course and trade.
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And as I know, that this is the main and greatest cause, why so few are §D