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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 because all companies among men are not for and concerning traffic in earthly dealings, and matters about this present life, as bargainings and covenants:1 but some are among neighbours and friends, partly for the increasing of love, and partly to make merry; and othersome by other occasions,§K and some by accident without any purpose thereof before: in all which kinds, we often take much hurt, and be in far worse case by them for want of good direction and heed-taking, then we were before we entered into them: First therefore I will speak of those companies,2 wherein we have more liberty to benefit our selves one by another to God-ward, as having no weighty dealings to hinder us: and then of the other which belong to the affairs ⟨p. 365⟩§Aand dealings about this present life, how to use them.
And because all companies among men are not for and concerning trafficke in earthly dealings, and matters about this present life, as bargainings and couenants:1 but some are among neighbours and friends, partly for the increasing of loue, and partly to make merrie; and othersome by other occasions,§K and some by accident without any purpose thereof before: in all which kinds, we often take much hurt, and be in farre worse case by them for want of good direction and heed-taking, then we were before we entred into thē: First therefore I will speake of those companies,2 wherein we haue more libertie to benefite our selues one by another to God-ward, as hauing no weightie dealings to hinder vs: and then of the other which belong to the affaires ⟨p. 365⟩§Aand dealings about this present life, how to vse them.