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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 that this labour be thought no more then necessary, we must know, that by Troubles we do not only mean great & unwonted losses, long sicknesses,1 persecutions, and such like: but those also which fall out very oft and commonly, as unkindness and discourtesy in neighbours; unthriftiness, unruliness and disobedience in children; unfaithfulness and negligence in servants; discommodities and harms in family matters; with such like: all which to bear, without unquietness, impatience and unsettling our selves out of the Christian course, must be thought no mean nor small gift of God; nor without daily and continual watchfulness and wise regard to be attained §Hunto.
And that this labour be thought no more then necessarie, we must know, that by Troubles we do not onely meane great & vnwonted losses, long sicknesses,1 persecutions, and such like: but those also which fall out verie oft and commonly, as vnkindnesse and discourtesie in neighbours; vnthriftinesse, vnrulinesse and disobedience in children; vnfaithfulnesse and negligence in seruants; discommodities and harmes in family matters; with such like: all which to beare, without vnquietnesse, impatience and vnsetling our selues out of the Christian course, must be thought no meane nor smal gift of God; nor without daily and continuall watchfulnesse and wise regard to be attained §Hvnto.
- 1Not only great troubles, but also those which are common, must be borne meekly.Not only great troubles, but also those which are cō mon, must be borne meekly.
And I do the rather make mention of these troubles, which for the most part arise in our families as well as other ways, because many Christians do think through ignorance, that we are not to be directed in these common things, nor to be called to our reckoning and account for offending by impatience, anger, back-biting and heart-burning against any man, and for such like passions: which declareth, that as it is an hard thing for Christians to walk in the uprightness of their hearts,