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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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And to help forward this duty the better, some meditation or musing §Fupon such things as may assuage the bitterness and corruption of the heart,1 and season it with grace, were a thing most requisite, as every one may be brought to it. As for example: sometime, of our mortality; of the uncertainty and slippery estate of all things under the Sun; of the change of persons, times, estates; of the glory of the kingdom of heaven: sometime of our salvation, to make it more sure; of the duties we are to do in the day, and how we may keep our selves from the defilements and sins, which we are in danger to fall into; of the occasions by which we are most like to be led to evil; and of the helps and means, with the sundry privileges of a Christian, which we have to withdraw us from the same; and sometime of §Gany particular branch of any of these, and the corruptions of the heart, and of the Christian armour: of some of these or of the like matters, let meditation be raised before prayer be entered into, if it may be.
And to helpe forward this dutie the better, some meditation or musing §Fvpon such things as may asswage the bitternesse and corruption of the heart,1 and season it with grace, were a thing most requisite, as euerie one may be brought to it. As for example: sometime, of our mortalitie; of the vncertaintie and slipperie estate of all things vnder the Sunne; of the change of persons, times, estates; of the glorie of the kingdome of heauen: sometime of our saluation, to make it more sure; of the duties we are to do in the day, and how we may keepe our selues from the defilements and sinnes, which we are in danger to fall into; of the occasions by which we are most like to be led to euill; and of the helpes and meanes, with the sundrie priuiledges of a Christian, which we haue to withdraw vs from the same; and sometime of §Gany particular branch of any of these, and the corruptions of the heart, and of the Christian armour: of some of these or of the like matters, let meditation be raised before prayer be entred into, if it may be.