A10945:1450
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.
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.
But here if any think that this was not intended of the Apostle, that we should before we fall asleep, consider how we have passed the day; neither will I precisely urge the hour or time so particularly: (for indeed he requireth ⟨p. 401⟩§Ait to be done sooner, rather then that it should be deferred:) so I say likewise, that if this care be conscionably kept at some other time of the day, that there be peace maintained betwixt God and us, it is well; but if that be not performed before, at least before our lying down it ought to be: which also, is the time very fit to commend our souls into the hands of God, not knowing whether we shall rise in the morning.
But here if any thinke that this was not intended of the Apostle, that wee should before we fall asleepe, consider how we haue passed the day; neither will I precisely vrge the houre or time so particularly: (for indeed he requireth ⟨p. 401⟩§Ait to be done sooner, rather then that it should be deferred:) so I say likewise, that if this care be conscionably kept at some other time of the day, that there be peace maintained betwixt God and vs, it is well; but if that be not perfourmed before, at least before our lying downe it ought to be: which also, is the time very fit to commend our soules into the hands of God, not knowing whether we shall rise in the morning.
Besides if it be required by the holy Ghost in the Epistle to the Hebrews,1 that we take heed that there be not at any time, and so any part of the day, in us an evil heart, we being forgetful and slow to observe such a charge; can any deny, but that he doth there as well require, that we should sometime §B