A10945:1412
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 when we can contain and keep our hearts from coveting and desiring any way to use our prosperity unlawfully, we shall neither injure others §Iin any thing that is theirs, nor have our commodities as snares, thorns and chokes to strangle and hurt our selves; but in the enjoying of all blessings of this life, shall be sober and fruitful in good works, and more fervently longing after the treasures of the paradise of God. Which fruits of prosperity few do reap, but run into excess and pass their bounds one way or other: so truly it is said, That as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in and until the coming of the Son of man: They eat, they drank, married wives and were married, &c. that is, they chiefly regarded these things rather then the manner how, or the end why; and more then they did consider, wherefore the Lord set them in this world. And this be said of the first branch of §Kthis duty; that is, of the using of prosperity, and the lawful liberties of this life rightly: and how God teacheth his children daily as their state shall require, to do the same accordingly, as it is one of the duties which is of necessity to be observed daily of all that desire well to bestow the day, and to give a good account thereof at the evening and end thereof.
And when we can containe and keepe our hearts from coueting and desiring any way to vse our prosperity vnlawfully, we shall neither iniure others §Iin any thing that is theirs, nor haue our commodities as snares, thornes and choakes to strangle and hurt our selues; but in the inioying of all blessings of this life, shall be sober and fruitfull in good workes, and more feruently longing after the treasures of the paradise of God. Which fruits of prosperity few do reape, but runne into excesse and passe their bounds one way or other: so truly it is sayd, That as it was in the dayes of Noe, so it will be in and vntill the comming of the sonne of man: They eate, they dranke, maried wiues and were maried, &c. that is, they chiefly regarded these things rather then the manner how, or the end why; and more then they did consider, wherefore the Lord set them in this world. And this be sayd of the first branch of §Kthis dutie; that is, of the vsing of prosperity, and the lawfull liberties of this life rightly: and how God teacheth his children daily as their state shall require, to do the same accordingly, as it is one of the duties which is of necessity to be obserued daily of all that desire well to bestow the day, and to giue a good account thereof at the euening and end thereof.