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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.
Wherein, for the satisfying of them to the full, if the public duties of Gods worship in the family (which should be daily continued for the benefit ⟨p. 387⟩§Aof the whole company) be not neglected oft times, yet how come they to them, and in what case are their hearts to the performing of them, when they savour of nothing else but their vain, if not unlawful, pleasures? Which complaint, if ever, may now in this generation be made of the better sort of Christians, and that also most rightly,1 when many of the gentry of this land and others, who had for certain causes justly moving them, for sundry years together banished out of their houses the use and practise of dicing and carding, with such profaneness and disorder as accompanieth the same, have within these few years (as though they could no longer forbear) brought them in again: A lamentable fruit of their wealth, peace, and prosperity §Bamong many other such. But if it be duly considered,2 what good might have been done through our land in this long time of peace and plenty, and how the opportunity, even the time of our visitation (as fit for holy duties, as fair weather for harvest) hath been over-slipped, (that I say no more) it ought justly to wring out plenty of tears for so great transgression.
Wherein, for the satisfying of them to the full, if the publicke duties of Gods worship in the familie (which should be daily continued for the benefit ⟨p. 387⟩§Aof the whole company) be not neglected oft times, yet how come they to them, and in what case are their hearts to the performing of them, when they sauour of nothing else but their vaine, if not vnlawfull, pleasures? Which complaint, if euer, may now in this generation be made of the better sort of Christians, and that also most rightly,1 when many of the gentry of this land and others, who had for certaine causes iustly mouing them, for sundry yeares together banished out of their houses the vse and practise of dicing and carding, with such prophanenesse and disorder as accompanieth the same, haue within these few yeares (as though they could no longer forbeare) brought them in againe: A lamentable fruite of their wealth, peace, and prosperitie