A10945:1304
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.
1But the right following of our calling (to enter into the third branch) is in such manner and sort to use and walk in it, that it may be no let nor hinderance to us from exercises of religion, and growing in grace thereby: for no such labour doth God approve of. But contrariwise, we must so play the good husbands, that we become not worldlings, and such as find more sweetness and pleasure in our earthly dealings and the coming in of our profits,2 then in our heavenly traffic through the practise of Christianity: we must so follow our own business, and shun meddling in other mens §Imatters unnecessarily, that we be not shut up in our own, without regard of our brethren, or care for their matters (when cause shall require:) for that were great unkindness and want of charity towards them, joined with too much self love toward our selves. To be short, we must so use the world, as though we used it not: not lifting up our hearts when we prosper, nor casting them down with deadly sorrow, when we sustain losses and discommodities; but so carry our selves throughout, that we may be patterns and examples to other of right using the world: for so hath the Lord appointed men to live in, and use their vocations.
1But the right following of our calling (to enter into the third branch) is in such manner and sort to vse and walke in it, that it may be no let nor hinderance to vs from exercises of religion, and growing in grace thereby: for no such labour doth God approoue of. But contrariwise, we must so play the good husbands, that we become not worldlings, and such as find more sweetnesse and pleasure in our earthly dealings and the comming in of our profites,2 then in our heauenly trafficke through the practise of Christianitie: we must so follow our owne businesse, and shunne medling in other mens §Imatters vnnecessarily, that we be not shut vp in our owne, without regard of our brethren, or care for their matters (when cause shal require:) for that were great vnkindnesse and want of charitie towards them, ioyned with too much selfe loue toward our selues. To be short, we must so vse the world, as though we vsed it not: not lifting vp our hearts when we prosper, nor casting them downe with deadly sorrow, when we sustaine losses and discommodities; but so carie our selues throughout, that we may be patternes and examples to other of right vsing the world: for so hath the Lord appointed men to liue in, and vse their vocations.