A10945:1378
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.
1Furthermore, we must take heed, that while we deal in our own matters,2 we drown not our selves in the cogitation of earthly things over long, that is, further then need is, and so we begin to take sweetness, and feel our hearts brought in love with the creature and the commodities of this life; and thereby to have our love weakened towards the Creator. For this is not christian wisdom (though it be the wisdom of the world) to increase our §Glove toward the things of the world; but by all means possible to diminish it, and so the less to set by them.
1Furthermore, we must take heed, that while we deale in our owne matters,2 we drowne not our selues in the cogitation of earthly things ouer long, that is, further then need is, and so we begin to take sweetnesse, and feele our hearts brought in loue with the creature and the commodities of this life; and thereby to haue our loue weakened towards the Creator. For this is not christian wisedome (though it be the wisedome of the world) to increase our §Gloue toward the things of the world; but by all meanes possible to diminish it, and so the lesse to set by them.
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- 21. Tim. 6.9.10.