A10945:1370
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.
Now then seeing the case so standeth, who doth not see, what need there is of some good help to keep our souls from annoyance at such times?1 And not only so, but also to stir up our selves unto the doing of such duties, as we shall see to concern us most: that so we may make this solitary part of our life (which is not small) to be suitable and correspondent unto the rest.
Now then seeing the case so standeth, who doth not see, what need there is of some good helpe to keepe our soules from annoyance at such times?1 And not onely so, but also to stirre vp our selues vnto the doing of such duties, as we shall see to concerne vs most: that so we may make this solitarie part of our life (which is not small) to be sutable and correspondent vnto the rest.
- 1Be not unoccupied in solitariness.Be not vnoccupied in solitarinesse.
And for some plain and certain direction herein, we may consider the things which we are occupied about in solitariness.1 Now we know that all matters which go through our hands or heads while we are out of company, §Dare either simply holy, or unholy, or things indifferent: now our own necessity, and Christian wisdom will teach about which of all these we have most cause to be occupied; and let us not be slack and negligent to mark and observe that, but let our circumspect care and watchfulness (which must always accompany us) ever foresee that: for without it, we shall do nothing well. And therefore if in journeying, walking, sitting still, or lying in our beds, &c. we shall remember, that we are held down with any sin or infirmity, let us muse upon the occasion of it, upon the vileness,