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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
Treatise 4 › Chapter 13: Of the declaration of the second duty, of beginning the day with prayer.
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CHAP. 13. Of the declaration of the second duty, of beginning the day with prayer.
Now when thy heart shall after thy first shaking off thy sleep be lifted up to thy God, set thy self to the next part of thy duty; prayer,1 confession of sins and thanksgiving in solemn manner upon thy knees; casting off and renouncing such foolish and fruitless thoughts and fantasies as were wont and §Bstill may hold thee from this duty: and set upon it, as soon as thou canst conveniently, yea,2 if it may so be, let it be the first work that thou shalt take in hand in the morning season (except in time of sickness, when thou keepest thy bed, and then join it with the former rule, and make of both one: and pray shortly when pain giveth thee no further liberty, but yet fervently and more often.) But if it cannot be thy first work, yet let not thy deferring of it be a breaking it off, if thou mayst perform it: neither let a light occasion cause thee to defer it; for such shall never be wanting, especially thine own unwillingness, or sloth: but when for some especial and weighty cause thou §Cdoest defer it, return (if it may be) after thy necessary business ended to the performing of it, & therewith, renew thy covenant of amendment of life.
NOw when thy heart shall after thy first shaking off thy sleepe be lifted vp to thy God, set thy selfe to the next part of thy duty; prayer,1 confession of sins and thanksgiuing in solemne maner vpon thy knees; casting off and renouncing such foolish and fruitlesse thoughts and fantasies as were wont and §Bstill may hold thee from this duty: and set vpon it, as soone as thou canst conueniently, yea,