A10945:1334
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.
1And, if among heathen men, friendship was increased by advising one another, and by good turns done and received mutually one of another; should not Christians much more bind themselves one to another, as by other pledges of love: so by this one, that there be drawing on to duty, to grow in the knowledge of the Gospel, and to avoid the dangers which might otherwise be fallen into? That so there might be more mindfulness one of another in absence, when there was reaped so great good fruit of the §Ione by the other in presence.
1And, if among heathen men, friendship was increased by aduising one another, and by good turnes done and receiued mutually one of another; should not Christians much more bind themselues one to another, as by other pledges of loue: so by this one, that there be drawing on to dutie, to grow in the knowledge of the Gospell, and to auoide the daungers which might otherwise be fallen into? That so there might be more mindfulnesse one of another in absence, when there was reaped so great good fruite of the §Ione by the other in presence.
- 1The Heathens provoked themselves mutually to love.The Heathens prouoked themselues mutually to loue.
By reason of mens callings and distance of places, there is seldom meeting amongst good men:1 if therefore when they meet, they should not be the better one for another, they might repent for good cause, that they had lost their gain, which in that time they might have had in their calling at home: beside that, it would accuse them after their departure, that they had neglected so good opportunities, which when they would, cannot be enjoyed.