A10945:1389
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.
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 §Gfor the most part when they are alone.
And therefore seeing I can no otherwise helpe to redresse this wretched custome of neglecting this benefite and libertie of oft meditating, and profitable vsing of solitarinesse in them, who might well vse it: I will say no more but pray for such as know not by experience how good and gainefull it is, in stead of all idle and vaine wandrings and fantasies, wherewith they swarme §Gfor the most part when they are alone.
And I will not cease to bewail the unhappiness of the men of our days, who in the usual and daily trifling out of their precious time, declare that they are ignorant of their best portion, which is, to have daily communion with God; but are wise to deceive themselves in forgoing it for folly and sin. And therefore it is no marvel, though of many wise and learned, yet there are so few, which both find an heavenly sweetness in their own lives, and are fit to season others therewith, because they are not oft and usual daily with the Lord in their soliloquies, that is, in their communing betwixt God and themselves in their prayer and meditation;1 and in having recourse §Hto him, sequestered from the company of men, as Moses the man of God had.
And I will not cease to bewaile the vnhappinesse of the men of our daies, who in the vsuall and daily trifling out of their precious time, declare that they are ignorant of their best portion, which is, to haue daily communion with God; but are wise to deceiue themselues in forgoing it for folly and sinne. And therefore it is no maruell, though of many wise and learned, yet there are so few, which both find an heauenly sweetnesse in their owne liues, and are fit to season others therewith, because they are not oft and vsuall daily with the Lord in their soliloquies, that is, in their communing betwixt God and themselues in their prayer and meditation;