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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.
All which being considered, who doth not see, how great a mean this kind of awaking with God is, and how worthily it may be reckoned for one of our duties, to endeavour to take up some time thus when sleep departeth? Neither let any object, that this is more then poor Christians can attain to (for all such would fain attain to that grace, if they were taught how, and directed) the Lord having framed and fitted them for it, even by this, that he hath made them Christians, and therewithal hath given them hearts, which are willing thereunto: but yet every man in his measure, and as he hath received of God, which giveth to no man niggardly, who seeketh heartily. And §Bif this satisfy not some, who desire to begin the day aright after their first perfect shaking off of sleep and awaking: let such for their better direction, break their minds to those who through longer experience are better exercised in the ways of the Lord then themselves.
All which being considered, who doth not see, how great a meane this kind of awaking with God is, and how worthily it may be reckoned for one of our duties, to indeuour to take vp some time thus when sleepe departeth? Neither let any obiect, that this is more then poore Christians can attaine to (for all such would faine attaine to that grace, if they were taught how, and directed) the Lord hauing framed and fitted them for it, euen by this, that he hath made them Christians, and therewithall hath giuen them hearts, which are willing thereunto: but yet euery man in his measure, and as he hath receiued of God, which giueth to no man nigardly, who seeketh heartily. And §Bif this satisfie not some, who desire to begin the day aright after their first perfit shaking off of sleepe and awaking: let such for their better direction, breake their minds to those who through longer experience are better exercised in the wayes of the Lord then themselues.
Only this caveat and watch-word I give, that if through barrenness in good things thou art not able to set thine heart a work (when sleep is gone from thee) to fasten upon somewhat that is profitable to thy soul,