A10945:1388
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 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 ⟨p. 384⟩of meditation and keeping of our minds in frame, then this Scipio, or such §Flike in their kind. How rare are those men, and yet ridiculous for their labour, who acquaint themselves with this meditating of the law of God, and of the infinite variety of holy things therein, although the man of God, whose praise is so great in the Scripture, could make it his work both in the day and the night season?
But we, if we haue taken a litle paine in companie, we giue our minds the bridle in our intermission & solitarines, to thinke of that only almost which they desire: and as for serious matters we blush not to say, We wil not meddle with them, but lay them aside: whereas who doubteth but that (the end of all our knowledge being Vse and practise to keepe our hearts in an heauenly manner subiect to our God from time to time) we haue farre greater neede ⟨p. 384⟩of meditation and keeping of our minds in frame, then this Scipio, or such §Flike in their kind. How rare are those men, and yet ridiculous for their labour, who acquaint themselues with this meditating of the law of God, and of the infinite varietie of holy things therein, although the man of God, whose praise is so great in the Scripture, could make it his worke both in the day and the night season?
And therefore seeing I can no otherwise help to redress this wretched custom of neglecting this benefit and liberty of oft meditating, and profitable using of solitariness in them, who might well use it: I will say no more but pray for such as know not by experience how good and gainful it is, in stead of all idle and vain wanderings and fantasies, wherewith they swarm