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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 this kind of walking in them, is highly pleasing and acceptable to him.§K For they who thus set upon common actions and worldly business are not carried after their own earthly minds, as men of the world; but set the Lord before them, and look what he will have done: they bridle their desires, which would else carry them after them. So Moses was faithful in all Gods house: and Joshua in his place: and Job who had much to do in matters of profit and commodity, yet was a rare pattern to all men of using the world aright; ⟨p. 357⟩§Aeven earthly things with an heavenly mind: that they may have the more to accuse them, and that justly, who will not in far meaner affairs take him for their example. This regard must be had of all Christians, and of all sorts both of rich and poor, one and another, in their earthly dealings, (though it be a lesson most hardly learned) that whiles we avoid sloth and idleness on the one side; yet walking in our callings we be not worldly minded on the other side: that it may come to pass, that our calling being one part of Christian obedience and duty to God, may not only for the time while we are occupied in it, witness well to us, that we please him; but also make us more fit to other christian duties after: and that we seeing this manner §Bof passing our time to be enjoined of God, (who hath promised blessing thereto, and seeth what is good for every one) and considering duly with our selves the infinite fruit that cometh thereof, we may more willingly, and of conscience betake our selves thereunto: that so we may find in this faithful walking in our calling, a peaceable course of living here, which may bring happiness with it in the end.
And this kind of walking in them, is highly pleasing and acceptable to him.§K For they who thus set vpon common actions and worldly businesse are not caried after their owne earthly minds, as men of the world; but set the Lord before them, and looke what he will haue done: they bridle their desires, which would else carie them after them. So Moses was faithfull in all Gods house: and Iosua in his place: and Iob who had much to do in matters of profite and commoditie, yet was a rare patterne to all men of vsing the world aright;