A10945:1483
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.
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, §Bbut toilsome and burdensome. So that although I have in the first treatise said somewhat particularly for their sakes, as I could take fit occasion to do: yet because I know that many who are willing to live well and christianly, do make a toil thereof, and do not find any great pleasure in the duties of it; and therefore make question oftentimes (seeing they find it so hard) whether they were best to go forward, or no; especially when they have been driven to commit any shameful sin: therefore I think it very expedient to remove these dangerous thoughts, and show them some way to come out of this uncomfortableness.
And therefore I haue thought it expedient to signifie the same in this chapter, and that my purpose is, to speake in the whole treatise following, of these and such like matters of purpose, for the helpe and comfort of such as cannot yet find the Lords yoke to be easie, nor his commaundements pleasant and sweet vnto them at one time as another, in one point as in another, §Bbut toilesome and burthensome. So that although I haue in the first treatise said somewhat particularly for their sakes, as I could take fit occasion to do: yet because I know that many who are willing to liue well and christianly, do make a toyle thereof, and do not find any great pleasure in the duties of it; and therefore make question oftentimes (seeing they find it so hard) whether they were best to go forward, or no; especially when they haue bene driuen to commit any shamefull sinne: therefore I thinke it very expedient to remoue these daungerous thoughts, and shew them some way to come out of this vncomfortablenesse.
Now the main and chief lets are, the devil with all his force, subtlety