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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
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Besides,1 it is an especial good help to weaken the love of these earthly things, if we often record, that they are not our own, but borrowed:2 and therefore, as no wise man rejoiceth for the stock of money which he hath §Bborrowed of another man, (which he must return home again) as if it were his own: so it is small wisdom for us, who are appointed to salvation by Jesus Christ, to delight in and set our hearts upon the things of this life, which are but lent us, and may every day be required again of us: but our own riches which shall never be taken from us, as the knowledge of God, the love of our brethren, joy and peace by the holy Ghost; these should so so make us in love with them, that the love of the other might be over-shadowed thereby. Thus if we can think of all outward commodities of this life, & having this judgement of them, will daily meditate one time or other of the momentany condition of them with unfeigned prayer to God to renounce §Cand forsake our old love and acquaintance with them; we should find this knot more and more to be broken, and our thoughts not to be carried after them with such earnestness and continuance.
Besides,1 it is an especiall good helpe to weaken the loue of these earthly things, if we often record, that they are not our owne, but borrowed:2 and therefore, as no wise man reioyceth for the stocke of money which he hath §Bborrowed of another man, (which he must returne home againe) as if it were his owne: so it is small wisedome for vs, who are appointed to saluation by Iesus Christ, to delight in and set our hearts vpon the things of this life, which are but lent vs, and may euery day be required againe of vs: but our owne riches which shall neuer be taken from vs, as the knowledge of God, the loue of our brethren, ioy and peace by the holy Ghost; these should so so make vs in loue with them, that the loue of the other might be ouer-shadowed thereby. Thus if we can thinke of all outward commodities of this life, & hauing this iudgement of them, will daily meditate one time or other of the momentany condition of them with vnfeined prayer to God to renounce