A10945:1436
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.
Besides, seeing particular families are the members and parts of the church,§2 and every governor is that in the family, that the Minister is in the congregation: therefore if they be not accustomed to worship and serve God at home, how shall they be able to do it with profit in the assembly? especially seeing experience teacheth, that the mind being unseasoned all the week at home, is further off from goodness on the Sabbath; and yet all which is done this way both publicly and privately, is little enough even in the best Christians.
Besides, seeing particular families are the members and parts of the church,§2 and euery gouernour is that in the familie, that the Minister is in the congregation: therefore if they be not accustomed to worship and serue God at home, how shall they be able to do it with profite in the assembly? especially seeing experience teacheth, that the mind being vnseasoned all the weeke at home, is further off from goodnesse on the Sabbath; and yet all which is done this way both publikely and priuately, is litle enough euen in the best Christians.
And that we come the oftener and more cheerfully hereunto, as oft as §3it shall behove us, we must know and consider, that we have therein communion §Dand fellowship with the Lord, and are admitted to speak and break our minds unto him, and so have our souls most sweetly refreshed thereby, as if we met before him publicly. And what is like unto such liberty, that in a reverent sort we may be admitted to speak unto the Lord, and to have him make answer to us again? So that, it should not be hard for us to be brought to enjoy so great commodity, but rather to count our state the more happy the oftener that we may be partakers of such a benefit.
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