A10945:1482
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.
Now although, as oft as a man practiseth not this or the like daily direction, it is certain that he is letted; yet every one seeth it not to be so by and by, neither how or by what he is letted; much less how to redress it: therefore is this place and treatise of the lets most needful, to show what lets will lye in our way to hold us from following good direction, and from practising ⟨p. 413⟩§Aof the Christian life daily; that they being known, may be prevented and avoided, so far as we may have peace, (which shall be, if the rules for directing us be carefully observed:) or at leastwise if we be hindered any manner of way, yet we may see how, and so having remedies at hand, we may be glad to repair speedily unto them, and thereby return into the way again.
Now although, as oft as a man practiseth not this or the like daily direction, it is certaine that he is letted; yet euery one seeth it not to be so by and by, neither how or by what he is letted; much lesse how to redresse it: therefore is this place and treatise of the lets most needfull, to shew what lets will lye in our way to hold vs from following good direction, and from practising ⟨p. 413⟩§Aof the Christian life daily; that they being knowne, may be preuented and auoided, so farre as we may haue peace, (which shall be, if the rules for directing vs be carefully obserued:) or at leastwise if we be hindred any manner of way, yet we may see how, and so hauing remedies at hand, we may be glad to repaire speedily vnto them, and thereby returne into the way againe.
And therefore I have thought it expedient to signify the same in this chapter, and that my purpose is, to speak in the whole treatise following, of these and such like matters of purpose, for the help and comfort of such as cannot yet find the Lords yoke to be easy, nor his commandments pleasant and sweet unto them at one time as another, in one point as in another,