A10945:1410
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.
Thus I have in some sort, showed how and by what means the love of all earthly things shall be weakened in us, without the which we can never use the lawful pleasures and profits of this life moderately and rightly: this one §Gthing being added, that this advice be the more carefully and constantly regarded, seeing the danger were like to be great by the neglecting of it.
Thus I haue in some sort, shewed how and by what meanes the loue of all earthly things shall be weakened in vs, without the which we can neuer vse the lawfull pleasures and profits of this life moderately and rightly: this one §Gthing being added, that this aduice be the more carefully and constantly regarded, seeing the danger were like to be great by the neglecting of it.
And now upon this which hath been said, it clearly and necessarily followeth, that if thus we get superiority and dominion over our hearts and affections in the use of earthly things, then our actions and dealings about these lawful liberties, shall be well ordered in the sight of God and men, to the great quietness and peace of our conscience: for the righteous is bold as a Lyon. For who doth not know, that as the heart is affected either well or ill:1 even so it draweth the words and works after it, to be like and suitable? which is the cause why I labour to persuade §HChristians, to the subduing of the lusts and intemperate rebellions of the heart, and to have in mean reckoning and price all things here below, that they may be the less offensive in the whole course of their earthly dealings. For when we be thus resolved in our hearts constantly, watching thereto, that we (as God hath taught us) will so far forsake all, as we shall thereby be hindered from following our Lord Jesus Christ in any point of his holy commandments; we are stayed from manifold abusings of our liberties, as wealth, peace, preferment, and such like.