A10945:1332
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.
The most tolerable communication amongst the rest, which is used, is (as I have said) to be deep in and about the world and matters of commodity; ⟨p. 366⟩wherein, as I deny not but that there is a lawful use permitted to men, sparingly,§F soberly, and wisely, when, and so far as there is cause: even so, as it is most commonly used, it is made well nigh as bad as the other; that it hindereth and holdeth away all other matters profitable, and drowneth the persons over head and ears in it. Now seeing we know it is thus, should not this common and dangerous corruption,1 prevailing and continuing thus in most companies, cause the servants of God to bewail it, seek to stay and to hinder it; and every one for his own part, both Pastor and people, as much as in him lieth, labour earnestly to redress it?
The most tolerable communication amongst the rest, which is vsed, is (as I haue said) to be deepe in and about the world and matters of commodity; ⟨p. 366⟩wherein, as I deny not but that there is a lawfull vse permitted to men, sparingly,§F soberly, and wisely, when, and so farre as there is cause: euen so, as it is most commonly vsed, it is made well nigh as bad as the other; that it hindreth and holdeth away all other matters profitable, and drowneth the persons ouer head and eares in it. Now seeing we know it is thus, should not this common and daungerous corruption,1 preuailing and continuing thus in most companies, cause the seruants of God to bewaile it, seeke to stay and to hinder it; and euery one for his owne part, both Pastor and people, as much as in him lyeth, labour earnestly to redresse it?
- 1They should move Christians to seek to prevent them.They should moue Christians to seeke to preuent them.