A10945:1354
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
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But here I cannot omit to bewail the unseasonable speeches of some, as also uncharitable, and discouraging: that (as though they saw no use of these duties, namely of exhorting, admonishing and reproving; nor of the Apostles commanding, that they should be continued) ask: What Papists any convert from their popery hereby: whereas it is well known, that the common sort of them admit small talk about religion, their common answer being this, They mean not to reason; except the learneder sort of them, who of a wilful and malicious mind against religion and Prince maintaining it, do of §Iset purpose abuse their gifts to the perverting of the truth. But God be thanked, this charge of exhorting and rebuking one another, was given before popery was hatched: and there should have been need enough of it, though it had never been bred, and so it shall be a Christian duty much pleasing the Lord (without any regard of them who scorn it) wheresoever it be wisely and religiously used: and (without controversy) much blessed; this being regarded of them towards whom it is used,1 which is written: I beseech you brethren suffer the words of exhortation.
But here I cannot omit to bewaile the vnseasonable speeches of some, as also vncharitable, and discouraging: that (as though they saw no vse of these duties, namely of exhorting, admonishing and reprouing; nor of the Apostles commanding, that they should be continued) aske: What Papists any conuert from their poperie hereby: whereas it is well knowne, that the common sort of them admit small talke about religion, their common answer being this, They meane not to reason; except the learneder sort of them, who of a wilfull and malitious mind against religion and Prince maintaining it, do of §Iset purpose abuse their gifts to the peruerting of the truth. But God be thanked, this charge of exhorting and rebuking one another, was giuen before poperie was hatched: and there should haue bene need inough of it, though it had neuer bene bred, and so it shall be a Christian duty much pleasing the Lord (without any regard of them who scorne it) wheresoeuer it be wisely and religiously vsed: and (without controuersie) much blessed; this being regarded of them towards whom it is vsed,1