A10945:1387
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.
But ô woeful people we, that the like cannot be said or truly reported of us §Dwho have such variety of heavenly things concerning the immortality of our souls, the glorious rising again of our bodies, and the incomprehensible and everlasting happiness, which God hath bequeathed and freely bestowed upon us to be enjoyed of us, some here and some hereafter in the world to come, and yet we are soon glutted with them! that in our solitary refreshings and recreations of our minds, we can seldom look up above that which we may see with our eyes; as though such heavenly matters had no savour with us, but were wearisome and tedious! This Scipio, when he had been much taken up in civill affairs and dealings amongst men, could with pleasure and delight think by himself alone of things profitable, of wisdom, §Elearning, civill government in war and peace, &c.
But ô wofull people we, that the like cannot be said or truly reported of vs §Dwho haue such varietie of heauenly things concerning the immortality of our soules, the glorious rising againe of our bodies, and the incomprehensible and euerlasting happinesse, which God hath bequeathed and freely bestowed vpon vs to be enioyed of vs, some here and some hereafter in the world to come, and yet we are soone glutted with them! that in our solitarie refreshings and recreations of our minds, we can seldom looke vp aboue that which we may see with our eyes; as though such heauenly matters had no sauour with vs, but were wearisome and tedious! This Scipio, when he had bene much taken vp in ciuill affaires and dealings amongst men, could with pleasure and delight thinke by himselfe alone of things profitable, of wisedome, §Elearning, ciuill gouernment in warre and peace, &c.
But we, if we have taken a little pain in company, we give our minds the bridle in our intermission & solitariness, to think of that only almost which they desire: and as for serious matters we blush not to say, We will not meddle with them, but lay them aside: whereas who doubteth but that (the end of all our knowledge being Use and practise to keep our hearts in an heavenly manner subject to our God from time to time) we have far greater need