A10945:1405
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.
1Also, we shall by little and little break off this near knot of amity betwixt our hearts, and earthly peace and prosperity, (as well as we love them) if we will suffer our selves to be persuaded, how many ways we be in danger of sore plunges by means thereof: and that the Scripture giveth them many titles & names drawn from the effect which they work in most men, as that they are snares,2 thorns, chokes, because they entangle us, prick, and hold in and ⟨p. 389⟩§Asmother the many graces of God in us, that they bud not out and fructify. And so saith Saint Paul, that they pierce us through with many sorrows,3 being mere vexation and affliction of spirit, when men have given themselves after the course of the world, to seek what is the sweetness of them. Few Jobs do know and find out the deceitfulness of riches, until after they have proved it, they complain too late, and in vain begin to repent, and say: We are deceived.
1Also, we shall by litle and litle breake off this neare knot of amitie betwixt our hearts, and earthly peace and prosperity, (as well as we loue them) if we wil suffer our selues to be perswaded, how many waies we be in dāger of sore plunges by means thereof: and that the Scripture giueth them many titles & names drawne from the effect which they worke in most men, as that they are snares,2 thornes, choakes, because they intangle vs, pricke, and hold in and ⟨p. 389⟩§Asmouther the many graces of God in vs, that they bud not out and fructifie. And so saith Saint Paul, that they pierce vs through with many sorowes,3 being meere vexation and affliction of spirit, when men haue giuen themselues after the course of the world, to seeke what is the sweetnesse of them. Few Iobs do know and find out the deceiptfulnesse of riches, vntill after they haue proued it, they complaine too late, and in vaine begin to repent, and say: We are deceiued.