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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
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1In suites and controversies great charity is to be showed; and in this to be showed, namely; that although no compromise can be made (which if it may with any indifferency be obtained, is in no wise to be neglected:) yet that the question or case betwixt us about words, goods, or other matters, may not turn us from the pursuing of the thing to the persons, nor to break ⟨p. 375⟩§Aoff our Christian love, howsoever we receive hatred and deadly malice for our good meaning.
1In suites and controuersies great charitie is to be shewed; and in this to be shewed, namely; that although no compromise can be made (which if it may with any indifferencie be obtained, is in no wise to be neglected:) yet that the question or case betwixt vs about words, goods, or other matters, may not turne vs from the pursuing of the thing to the persons, nor to breake ⟨p. 375⟩§Aoff our Christian loue, howsoeuer we receiue hatred and deadly malice for our good meaning.
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Strong patience also must be laboured for to bear the cost, the travel, the toil and tarriance, with all other griefs and molestations, which fall out thereby, or may possibly be offered us, until we see the end and issue. But especially if it should stand with the answering for our selves in accusations of any crime before the magistrate: with this patience,1