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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.
These rules and the like for the daily directing of a Christian, are to be well conceived and approved in our conscience to be such as are very fit and profitable to guide us, (the which, whosoever hath the spirit of God, doth or may discern) because they are according to the word of God, and practise of his children, and so he yieldeth to them: and of every such they are duly and daily to be regarded, so far as God giveth him to conceive of, and see into them: this endeavouring to practise them will bring a man increase daily of sound liberty and freedom from bondage to his boisterous passions and unruly life, and recompense an hundred fold in sweet peace all his loss in §Gearthly and vain delights, which he was wont to make the flower of his garland.
These rules and the like for the daily directing of a Christian, are to be well conceiued and approued in our conscience to be such as are very fit and profitable to guide vs, (the which, whosoeuer hath the spirit of God, doth or may discerne) because they are according to the word of God, and practise of his children, and so he yeeldeth to them: and of euery such they are duely and daily to be regarded, so farre as God giueth him to conceiue of, and see into them: this indeuouring to practise them will bring a man increase daily of sound libertie and freedome from bondage to his boisterous passions and vnruly life, and recompence an hundred fold in sweet peace all his losse in §Gearthly and vaine delights, which he was wont to make the flower of his garland.
And seeing they will work upon the simplest whose heart is upright, and which the Lord hath opened to conceive them, therefore when thou seest that thou art such a one, and that thou hast felt them, (these rules of direction I mean) to persuade and draw thee on to follow them,1 forgo not this liberty, neither fall from this holy beginning, neither quench thou this flame of grace: but cherish it in thee daily, and trust not the fleshly wisdom of thine heart, (whereby thou mightest be discouraged) seeing thou hast often proved and found it deceitful: but inquire into it still every day, lest some poison