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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
Treatise 4 › Chapter 20: Of the declaration of the ninth and last duty: Of viewing the day.
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And the benefit and fruit of this travel who would not be glad to ⟨p. 400⟩reap and enjoy, which is, continual safety and a prosperous estate, whiles §Fa Christian thus setteth himself to pass the days of his pilgrimage, and one of them as another, when his heart is looking after his actions in and through the day that God may be pleased? This were to lead a stranger-like life indeed and a walking with God: which is no more then should be aimed at by him, and the necessariest work which he hath to do. Such an one shall well prove that he seeketh a kingdom elsewhere, and looketh not for his heaven here. And if it be asked, whether we look hereby to be void of sin: I say no. But yet if in this course there have (notwithstanding the care of pleasing God in the day) some thing escaped, which ought worthily to trouble us (as by Satan's malice and vigilancie, and our own corruption may easily come to §Gpass:) yet by this order taking with our selves that hath been mentioned, it shall not sleep with us; but we having so far prevailed with our selves, as thus to hunt and pursue it,1 and to expel and banish it, and so reconcile our selves to our God (as it is said: If any man sin we have an Advocate) before our lying down, what a quiet and sweet estate is this like to be?
And the benefite and fruite of this trauell who would not be glad to ⟨p. 400⟩reape and enioy, which is, continuall safetie and a prosperous estate, whiles §Fa Christian thus setteth himselfe to passe the dayes of his pilgrimage, and one of them as another, when his heart is looking after his actions in and through the day that God may be pleased? This were to lead a stranger-like life indeed and a walking with God: which is no more then should be aymed at by him, and the necessariest worke which he hath to do. Such an one shall well proue that he seeketh a kingdome elsewhere, and looketh not for his heauen here. And if it be asked, whether we looke hereby to be voide of sinne: I say no. But yet if in this course there haue (notwithstanding the care of pleasing God in the day) some thing escaped, which ought worthily to trouble vs (as by Sathans malice and vigilancie, and our owne corruption may easily come to