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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.
1For the last point of their coming to be merry, I answer: that if they be merry in honest and seemly mirth, they will not be against good communication, which seasoneth their lawful mirth that it may not pass bounds:2 and let them suspect, that it savoureth too much of the flesh, which they account honest mirth, if for it, the other become irksome unto them: ⟨p. 371⟩§Aneither do I seek to deprive men of the one, neither above that they are able, to tie them only or always to the other; but to endeavour to make best use of our company, because it is with us in this one duty as in the rest, that he which cometh most forward in it, is yet much behind:3 and yet this I would say further of their merry talk; though communication of things lawful and indifferent, be to be allowed, yet I would (if I might) choose, (when there is liberty for both alike) always to prefer that which is holy, and to edifying.
1For the last point of their comming to be merrie, I aunswer: that if they be merrie in honest and seemely mirth, they will not be against good communication, which seasoneth their lawfull mirth that it may not passe bounds:2 and let them suspect, that it sauoureth too much of the flesh, which they account honest mirth, if for it, the other become irkesome vnto them: ⟨p. 371⟩§Aneither do I seeke to depriue men of the one, neither aboue that they are able, to tye them onely or alwaies to the other; but to indeuour to make best vse of our companie, because it is with vs in this one dutie as in the rest, that he which commeth most forward in it, is yet much behind:3 and yet this I would say further of their merrie talke; though communication of things lawfull and indifferent, be to be allowed, yet I would (if I might) choose, (when there is libertie for both alike) alwaies to preferre that which is holy, and to edifying.