A10945:1318
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.
Again, whereas they in that speech condemn all which profess, it is well known, that there are many servants who in their particular calling, in that they are servants; as well as in their general, that they are Christians, do glorify God highly, and shine as lights in their places to the shame of their accusers. And yet such masters might judge of their servants religious and christian practise by their own, that all duty is not by and by to be looked for at their hands, which have some love and liking of the Gospel. Are they themselves so unblameable in their whole course, that others may not see as §Egreat wants and faults in them, as they see in servants? It is to be feared, that such (who will so speak as I have showed) do not give them always the best example: but if they do; let them catechise them also, beside the public teaching which they enjoy, who being already willing to live christianly, yet if they be not diligently and lovingly taught, cannot so soon be brought to any great perfection. And this being done let them prove, whether religious or profane, be the best servants.
Againe, whereas they in that speech condemne all which professe, it is well knowne, that there are manie seruants who in their particular calling, in that they are seruants; as well as in their generall, that they are Christians, do glorifie God highly, and shine as lights in their places to the shame of their accusers. And yet such maisters might iudge of their seruants religious and christian practise by their owne, that all dutie is not by and by to be looked for at their hands, which haue some loue and liking of the Gospell. Are they themselues so vnblameable in their whole course, that others may not see as §Egreat wants and faults in them, as they see in seruants? It is to be feared, that such (who will so speake as I haue shewed) do not giue them alwayes the best example: but if they do; let them catechise them also, beside the publicke teaching which they inioy, who being alreadie willing to liue christianly, yet if they be not diligently and louingly taught, cannot so soone be brought to any great perfection. And this being done let them proue, whether religious or prophane, be the best seruants.