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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.
I am sorry to speak it, but it is too true, that of such as need the help of others to the maintaining of them, there are too few who have ears to hear §Kthat which I have to say to them from the Lord, Jerem. 5.4. For they are foolish,1 as the Prophet saith: and know not the ways of the Lord, nor the judgements of their God. But for the few that do fear God, I say: let them so go to their work,2 as I have taught all true christians to do; that is, that they make it not an uncomfortable toil, but wait for the promise, that they shall be fed*: and stay up themselves by the examples of the poor widow, and ⟨p. 361⟩§Athe word that saith: Man liveth not by bread only: and again,4 The Lyons shall be hunger-bitten, but they that fear him shall not want: and again, The Lord hath many ways to deliver his: and know they thereby, that sooner shall the stones be turned into loaves of bread, then they shall be forgotten, and starve for hunger; or else, he will provide better for them.
I am sory to speake it, but it is too true, that of such as need the helpe of others to the maintaining of them, there are too few who haue eares to heare §Kthat which I haue to say to them from the Lord, Ierem. 5.4. For they are foolish,1 as the Prophet saith: and know not the wayes of the Lord, nor the iudgements of their God. But for the few that do feare God, I say: let them so go to their worke,2