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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.
Now the case being like in this part of our travel and spiritual journey; therefore that we may be free from the hurt which might meet with us herein, these two points shall be needful to be considered and learned: First,1 how hardly in prosperity we walk safely from day to day towards the kingdom of heaven: secondly, how and after what sort we may do it though it be hard, and how we may grow to the right use of the same: which who so ⟨p. 386⟩attaineth unto, shall find no common, nor small ease in his life over others do,§F and pass by manifold and grievous dangers which few avoid.
Now the case being like in this part of our trauell and spirituall iourney; therefore that we may be free from the hurt which might meete with vs herein, these two points shall be needfull to be considered and learned: First,1 how hardly in prosperitie we walke safely from day to day towards the kingdome of heauen: secondly, how and after what sort we may do it though it be hard, and how we may grow to the right vse of the same: which who so ⟨p. 386⟩attaineth vnto, shall find no common, nor small ease in his life ouer others do,§F and passe by manifold and grieuous dangers which few auoide.
- 1The two general points of this chapter.The tvvo generall points of this chapter.
And first, although a man should much better perform all Christian duties every day,