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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.
CHAP. 15. Of the declaration of the fourth rule or duty, directing us in company.
CHAP. 15. Of the declaration of the fourth rule or dutie, directing vs in company.
Now followeth an other duty for the guiding of us in company: that is to say, when by any occasion we be in place with others, that with the same well ordered harts, with the which we have been taught to discharge other §Hduties in the day, we carry our selves in company: because it is a part of our life in the passing of the day, very diverse and distinct from that wherein we are solitary and deal with our selves. And although a man may be both in his calling and in company at once; yet, as I have showed how every one ought to be conversant in his calling, without respect had of company: so now I show particularly, how company should be used without respect of mens callings. Now as the companies be of many sorts with which we are occasioned to be occupied, and the matters infinite which fall out to be debated of in the same; so can there not therefore any certain and particular §Irules be given to direct our selves in them: but yet some general observations may help us much; the rather, seeing they to whom I direct my speech and who may take profit by this, have attained to the hearty desire of keeping a good conscience already, and have (for a great part of them) some measure of sound knowledge of the will of God, which will greatly further them in the same.
NOw followeth an other dutie for the guiding of vs in companie: that is to say, when by any occasion we be in place with others, that with the same well ordered harts, with the which we haue bene taught to discharge other §Hduties in the day, we carie our selues in companie: because it is a part of our life in the passing of the day, very diuerse and distinct from that wherein we are solitarie and deale with our selues. And although a man may be both in his calling and in companie at once; yet, as I haue shewed how euery one ought to be conuersant in his calling, without respect had of companie: so now I shew particularly, how companie should be vsed without respect of mens callings. Now as the companies be of many sorts with which we are occasioned to be occupied, and the matters infinite which fall out to be debated of in the same; so can there not therefore any certaine and particular