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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
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Furthermore, to this end that we may be ready to wait upon the Lord §3§Epatiently in our chastisements,1 we must consider that every day Satan intendeth mischief against us, and he knoweth our weakness to be greatest in bearing the cross, and therefore will not leave us unassayed as much as in him lieth: and not so only, but also will terrify us with this persuasion, that they be greater then they are, and fear us with the oft and much thinking of them, that our sorrow may be increased. Against all which his cursed undermining of us, we having so great encouragement from the Lord, ought to be ⟨p. 394⟩thus stayed: that such of them as we can, we may avoid; and the rest, we §Fmay go under contentedly, waiting for a good issue, even as in faith we pray for it:2 seeing our God will have us persuaded, that of very love and faithfulness he correcteth us whensoever we be corrected of him. But because we fail many times in observing these rules, and therefore find not grace then, to bear them aright, whiles they are upon us: nor afterwards get any wisdom, experience or comfort thereby; we must diligently and faithfully mark,3 how we be affected under them: that if we should be oppressed with confused and unprofitable heaviness, distrust or any other dangerous passions, we might learn before, that they be no fit companions for us; and sooner get out of them, after we espy them in us, and so betake our selves to better §Ggovernment.
Furthermore, to this end that we may be readie to waite vpon the Lord §3§Epatiently in our chastisements,1 we must consider that euery day Sathan intendeth mischiefe against vs, and he knoweth our weakenesse to be greatest in bearing the crosse, and therefore will not leaue vs vnassayed as much as in him lyeth: and not so onely, but also will terrifie vs with this perswasion, that they be greater then they are, and feare vs with the oft and much thinking of them, that our sorrow may be increased. Against all which his cursed vndermining of vs, we hauing so great encouragement from the Lord, ought to be