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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.
If our Gospel be hidden, §C(as it is hidden to none but to them that are lost) the god of this world hath blinded their minds, that the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ should not shine unto them. He plainly showeth that the fault is in men, that they are content to be blindfolded and holden back, though the devil be the bewitcher of them, and so keepeth them from so great a treasure, as is brought unto them by the Gospel. But as we truly say that man is faulty in this, that he openeth his ears, and giveth credit to Satan's deceitful suggestions: so because God did see what would come to pass thereby, he did therefore set watchmen, who should give his people warning thereof, namely, how Satan holdeth them from believing by some of his subtle trains, to the end they might §Dprevent them: therefore we must know that this fault,1 whereby men are letted from believing, is either in him who should bring the tidings, that is, the watchman, who is the Minister; or in them who should receive the same, that is, the people and hearers: for if the lets be not removed in both, faith is rarely, or not at all come by.
If our Gospell be hidden, §C(as it is hidden to none but to them that are lost) the god of this world hath blinded their mindes, that the light of the glorious Gospell of Christ should not shine vnto them. He plainly sheweth that the fault is in men, that they are content to be blindfolded and holden backe, though the diuell be the bewitcher of them, and so keepeth them from so great a treasure, as is brought vnto them by the Gospell. But as wee truly say that man is faultie in this, that he openeth his eares, and giueth credit to Sathans deceitfull suggestions: so because God did see what would come to passe thereby, he did therefore set watchmen, who should giue his people warning thereof, namely, how Sathan holdeth them from beleeuing by some of his subtill traines, to the end they might §Dpreuent them: therefore wee must know that this fault,1 whereby men are letted from beleeuing, is either in him who should bring the tidings, that is, the watchman, who is the Minister; or in them who should receiue the same, that is, the people and hearers: for if the lets be not remoued in both, faith is rarely, or not at all come by.