A10945:1347
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 in other companies we must be careful (as hath been showed us) that we banish evil, and endeavour after some good, both for our own benefit & other mens;1 as it shall be the discharge of a good part of our duty (who are commanded that our talk should be gracious and powdered with salt:) so it promiseth great blessing to all such as are careful in looking to the same; as they have seen,2 who for these twenty or thirty years have had experience, that it hath profited them greatly who have carefully used it, in comparison of those who have not regarded it: so that not only the first beginners in the practise of Christianity, have been well stirred up to care and conscience,§H and have learned many good points of Christian religion and duty by it; but even they of longer continuance in Christs school, have been much comforted and perfected by using all opportunities this way for their edifying.
But in other companies we must be carefull (as hath bene shewed vs) that we banish euill, and indeuor after some good, both for our owne benefit & other mens;1 as it shall be the discharge of a good part of our duty (who are commanded that our talke should be gratious and poudred with salt:) so it promiseth great blessing to all such as are carefull in looking to the same; as they haue seene,2 who for these twentie or thirty yeares haue had experience, that it hath profited them greatly who haue carefully vsed it, in comparison of those who haue not regarded it: so that not onely the first beginners in the practise of Christianity, haue bene well stirred vp to care and conscience,§H and haue learned many good points of Christian religion and duty by it; but euen they of longer continuance in Christs schoole, haue bene much comforted and perfited by vsing all oportunities this way for their edifying.
- 1