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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.
And for the first of these three,1 it is clear by the words of the Lord himself (In the sweat of thy face thou shalt eat thy bread:) that all men are bound to travel and labour (though not with the hands) in some painful estate of life, wherein they may serve God, and if need be, they may provide for themselves and theirs. At least wise, they may be good members in the Church and Commonwealth, as is meet for them to be, not idle and unprofitable. §EUnto the which rule the highest magistrates do submit themselves, being appointed of God to their places, that the people may live a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty: and therefore very unmeet it were, that any inferior to them,2 should range and live without compass in the world inordinately, as though they were exempt from the Lords government. But I, as I have set my self to do throughout this book, will deal only with those who having submitted themselves unto the will of God in other things, are ⟨p. 354⟩therefore ready to hear his voice in this.
And for the first of these three,1 it is cleare by the words of the Lord himselfe (In the sweate of thy face thou shalt eate thy bread:) that all men are bound to trauell and labour (though not with the hands) in some painefull estate of life, wherein they may serue God, and if need be, they may prouide for themselues and theirs. At least wise, they may be good members in the Church and Commonwealth, as is meete for them to be, not idle and vnprofitable. §EVnto the which rule the highest magistrates do submit themselues, being appointed of God to their places, that the people may liue a quiet and peaceable life in all godlinesse and honestie: and therefore very vnmeete it were, that any inferiour to them,2 should raunge and liue without compasse in the world inordinately, as though they were exempt from the Lords gouernment. But I, as I haue set my selfe to do throughout this booke, will deale onely with those who hauing submitted themselues vnto the will of God in other things, are