A10945:1407
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.
And if we could possibly think what hurt they have done us,1 even our selves already (for what unsettlings from a Christian course do we (in a manner) sustain, but they are one cause of it, if not the only?) I am persuaded, if we could rightly think but of this one thing, we would abate our greediness, and put the knife to our throat, as the wise man wisheth in the like case;2 that is, to restrain our appetite. But as experience hath taught, that mens latter thoughts are, for the most part, better then the former (as they may well §Dbe, seeing they come with more mature deliberation:) so it may be said with grief, that when we have played the fools, by letting loose our former thoughts to worldly lusts, and cherishing of them, we seldom have the grace to light upon the latter; that is, to dig and weed them out, unless (perhaps) upon our death-beds we complain, when yet oft times it is too late.
And if we could possibly thinke what hurt they haue done vs,1 euen our selues alreadie (for what vnsetlings from a Christian course do we (in a maner) sustaine, but they are one cause of it, if not the onely?) I am perswaded, if we could rightly thinke but of this one thing, we would abate our greedinesse, and put the knife to our throat, as the wise man wisheth in the like case;2 that is, to restraine our appetite. But as experience hath taught, that mens latter thoughts are, for the most part, better then the former (as they may well §Dbe, seeing they come with more mature deliberation:) so it may be sayd with griefe, that when we haue played the fooles, by letting loose our former thoughts to worldly lusts, and cherishing of them, we seldome haue the grace to light vpon the latter; that is, to digge and weed them out, vnlesse (perhaps) vpon our death-beds we complaine, when yet oft times it is too late.
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