A10945:1409
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 it is another special mean to the contemning of the world (though it go against nature) to use to visit them,1 as others also in their sickness (as we shall be able) and there mark how they then speak of them; that so we may see, how little good their commodities can do them, in comparison of ⟨p. 390⟩that good which they have kept from them, and considering how greedily §Fthey have been sought after of them: for one would look that things so sought,2 should have more excellency in them then every one seeth. And besides that, by going into the house of mourning, we may see and so be put in mind of our own death and departure, which cannot too oft be thought upon, and which is the end of all flesh; that thereby we may somewhat more like strangers, learn to use the world after: besides the thinking that we must give an account how we have gotten and used them.
And it is another speciall meane to the contemning of the world (though it go against nature) to vse to visite them,1 as others also in their sicknesse (as we shall be able) and there marke how they then speake of them; that so we may see, how litle good their commodities can do them, in comparison of ⟨p. 390⟩that good which they haue kept from them, and considering how greedily §Fthey haue bene sought after of them: for one would looke that things so sought,2 should haue more excellency in them then euery one seeth. And besides that, by going into the house of mourning, we may see and so be put in mind of our owne death and departure, which cannot too oft be thought vpon, and which is the end of all flesh; that thereby we may somewhat more like strangers, learne to vse the world after: besides the thinking that we must giue an account how we haue gotten and vsed them.