A10945:1437
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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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.
And that we come the oftener and more chearefully hereunto, as oft as §3it shall behoue vs, we must know and consider, that we haue therein communion §Dand fellowship with the Lord, and are admitted to speake and breake our minds vnto him, and so haue our soules most sweetly refreshed thereby, as if we met before him publikely. And what is like vnto such libertie, that in a reuerent sort we may be admitted to speake vnto the Lord, and to haue him make aunswer to vs againe? So that, it should not be hard for vs to be brought to enioy so great commoditie, but rather to count our state the more happie the ofter that we may be partakers of such a benefite.
Again, it is meet that we should in this sort have our recourse to him §4daily, to the end that our whole conversation may savour of him; that as all abundance of heavenly odours (that is, of spiritual grace) do flow from his §EMajesty to all that are about him and by the prayer of faith come near him, more fragrant then Aaron's ointment: so we being conversant with him in this heavenly manner, may hereby, as by a sweet preservative, keep our selves from all annoyance of Satan and the world. And therefore it is no wisdom for us to be long from him in this manner, especially having such free access unto him whensoever we list. This reason should the easilier persuade us, because we see how by occasion of earthly dealings, our earthly