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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.
CHAP. 16. Of the declaration of the fifth duty, how we should behave our selves in solitariness.
CHAP. 16. Of the declaration of the fifth duty, how we should behaue our selues in solitarinesse.
Now I will pass to the next duty: which is, to guide and teach us how to carry our selves and pass the time, when we are out of company, solitary by our selves alone. And this it is, that seeing a great part §Iof the day many times is passed, when neither our callings are in hand, neither we occupied in any company; we must have the same especial care over our hearts and behaviour when we are alone, that we were taught before to have in company. And as we are counselled by the Prophet,1 that if we desire to reform our ways, and so to live blessedly, we must take diligent heed to them all, one as well as another, as Gods word directeth us: so this being one part of our ways every day, (for the most part) to govern our selves christianly at all times when we are by our selves alone, we must have a special regard and §Kcare of the same.
NOw I will passe to the next duty: which is, to guide and teach vs how to cary our selues and passe the time, when we are out of company, solitary by our selues alone. And this it is, that seeing a great part §Iof the day many times is passed, when neither our callings are in hand, neither we occupied in any company; we must haue the same especiall care ouer our hearts and behauiour when we are alone, that we were taught before to haue in company. And as we are counselled by the Prophet,1 that if we desire to reforme our wayes, and so to liue blessedly, we must take diligent heed to them all, one as well as another, as Gods word directeth vs: so this being one part of our wayes euerie day, (for the most part) to gouerne our selues christianly at all times when we are by our selues alone, we must haue a speciall regard and