A10945:1433
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.
UNTO all the former duties which we must labour to perform, this is to be added (to the end we may enjoy as many liberties as we can:) that with the same well governed heart, which we have been taught to bring to the performing of them, we look that both in the morning and at even, as it shall stand best with the well performing of other duties, we and the other parts of our family, do reverently worship God together; that is to say, that we solemnly upon our knees make confession of our sins, and requests to him with thanksgiving. And because it is required, that the word of God should be §Itaught by us to our children and charge, Gen. 18.19. therefore, that when we may conveniently, we instruct them as they be fit to conceive, in those things which are most necessary for them, training them up to answer to the same; and that they be encouraged to have acquaintance with the Scriptures §1and to be exercised in them from their childhood, 2. Tim. 3.15. that so the word of God may dwell in them plentifully, Col. 3.16. and to edify themselves in singing of Psalms to the praise of God, & the putting of themselves in mind of the heavenly melody and rejoicing, which they shall have with the Lord and his Saints in his kingdom. Even this (I say) is another of those duties which is as oft as may be to be performed in our families; I say, as oft §Kas may be, because no mans conscience should be accused for the omitting of it on some days upon necessity which may fall out: but yet no man for all that may feign necessity, to pass over a duty of so great use, and for so long continuance, even throughout his life, except he supply the omitting of it, in some answerable sort otherwise.
VNTO all the former duties which we must labour to perfourme, this is to be added (to the end we may enioy as many liberties as we can:) that with the same wel gouerned heart, which we haue bene taught to bring to the perfourming of them, we look that both in the morning and at euen, as it shall stand best with the well performing of other duties, we and the other parts of our familie, do reuerently worship God together; that is to say, that we solemnely vpon our knees make confession of our sinnes, and requests to him with thanksgiuing. And because it is required, that the word of God should be