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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.
But to proceed: it is an harder thing for a man which feareth God, to have §Huse of this rule before set down,1 that is, the liberty of good talk in the company, when he shall by occasion light among such as are not of his own mind; and the worser the persons be, the harder. It will be counted harsh, if not ridiculous, among such whose tongues (as they speak) are their own, to use them as they list, though the best way be taken for entering into it.
But to proceed: it is an harder thing for a man which feareth God, to haue §Hvse of this rule before set downe,1 that is, the libertie of good talke in the companie, when he shall by occasion light among such as are not of his owne mind; and the worser the persons be, the harder. It will be counted harsh, if not ridiculous, among such whose tongues (as they speake) are their owne, to vse them as they list, though the best way be taken for entring into it.
- 1Hard to make good use of meeting in ill company.Hard to make good vse of meeting in ill companie.
Here therefore, another consideration is to be had of us for the making of best use of the time:1 namely, that we wait for some fit occasion to be offered by some of the company; which (though they purpose no such thing) will from their talk arise, if we attend upon it as Paul did before Agrippa: if not, then speak we of the works, judgements or blessings of God which are among §I