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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.
And all may see how needful it is for us to hearten on our selves by these §Cand such like persuasions,1 to be willing to bear our crosses meekly & with cheerfulness, because we do so soon shrink back at the hearing of them,§1 2as the Apostles did when they heard that their master would go into Jury again, where the Jews before had sought to stone him; and seeing they be so unwelcome to us by nature, although we be subject to many and sundry,3 and that daily. It must not be with us, as it is with the most: that is, that we love not to hear of them when we have been awhile free from them, and so hope still for earthly peace, of the which we have no promise: but rest persuaded every day, that our heavenly Father knoweth what is best for us; and as he seeth affliction or freedom from it to be meetest, so he will always §Dbring it to pass.
And all may see how needfull it is for vs to hearten on our selues by these §Cand such like perswasions,1 to be willing to beare our crosses meekly & with chearefulnesse, because we do so soone shrinke backe at the hearing of them,§1 2as the Apostles did when they heard that their maister would go into Iury againe, where the Iewes before had sought to stone him; and seeing they be so vnwelcome to vs by nature, although we be subiect to many and sundrie,3 and that daily. It must not be with vs, as it is with the most: that is, that we loue not to heare of them when we haue bene awhile free from them, and so hope still for earthly peace, of the which we haue no promise: but rest perswaded euery day, that our heauenly Father knoweth what is best for vs; and as he seeth affliction or freedome from it to be meetest, so he will alwaies