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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
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.
We are called (and that most fitly) strangers: to teach us, that we should not be meddling, nor entangle our selves here so, as we should be unready and unwilling to go home. And that is a right stranger-like living in the world, and an enjoying the lawful liberties of it, that we be made more fit thereby for the heavenly life, and not to linger after any thing here or cling about it, so that we being tied to any lawful pleasure or profit we should not as free citizens of heaven be daily somewhat nearer it, and readier to go to it. And do we think that they are such strangers, who plead for such a liberty and rejoicing here, that their own consciences do tell them that they are not willing and ready to die? Are they such strangers, who are privy in their own §Dhearts, that their rejoicing is most for the commodities and delights of this world, eating, drinking, pastime, marriage, gain and success in their dealings, &c. who if death should come upon them, whiles they are in the middest of them, must needs cry out and say: O death, how unwelcome art thou unto us who have our pleasure in these?
We are called (and that most fitly) strangers: to teach vs, that we should not be medling, nor intangle our selues here so, as we should be vnready and vnwilling to go home. And that is a right stranger-like liuing in the world, and an inioying the lawfull liberties of it, that we be made more fit thereby for the heauenly life, and not to linger after any thing here or cling about it, so that we being tied to any lawfull pleasure or profit we should not as free citizens of heauen be daily somewhat nearer it, and readier to go to it. And do we thinke that they are such strangers, who pleade for such a liberty and reioycing here, that their owne consciences do tell them that they are not willing and readie to die? Are they such strangers, who are priuy in their owne §Dhearts, that their reioycing is most for the commodities and delights of this world, eating, drinking, pastime, mariage, gaine and successe in their dealings, &c. who if death should come vpon them, whiles they are in the middest of them, must needs cry out and say: O death, how vnwelcome art thou vnto vs who haue our pleasure in these?