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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
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.
If therefore men be ignorant or unexperienced of his working and properties in themselves, it is not to be marvelled at though they bear their deadly wounds about them through his unceasing malice and subtlety: for it is not possible, but that every natural man one way or other should be deeply bewitched, made senseless and foolish with pleasures, profits, dreams of earthly happiness to come, fear, security, hard-heartednesse, or some such like. And this is the estate of the world at this day; even thus are all unbelievers deceived, and holden (as it were) in bands; and cannot, either §Kseek or desire, or know how to get out. But if any be more expert, and have their hearts exercised in discerning good and evil, & how both are wrought and what hindereth both; if God teach them to know this mystery and secret, of Satan's casting mists before their eyes to rock them fast asleep in sin, and have had proof of these things in themselves; they shall far more easily see into it, and know by the help that God hath left them, how to ⟨p. 415⟩§Ashun his deadly wounds, and to see his poisoned baits, and to avoid them.
If therefore men be ignorant or vnexperienced of his working and properties in themselues, it is not to be maruailed at though they beare their deadly wounds about them through his vncessant malice and subtiltie: for it is not possible, but that euery naturall man one way or other should be deepely bewitched, made senslesse and foolish with pleasures, profites, dreames of earthly happinesse to come, feare, securitie, hard-heartednesse, or some such like. And this is the estate of the world at this day; euen thus are all vnbeleeuers deceiued, and holden (as it were) in bands; and cannot, either §Kseeke or desire, or know how to get out. But if any be more expert, and haue their hearts exercised in discerning good and euill, & how both are wrought and what hindereth both; if God teach them to know this mysterie and secret, of Sathans casting mistes before their eyes to rocke them fast asleepe in sinne, and haue had proofe of these things in themselues; they shall farre more easily see into it, and know by the helpe that God hath left them, how to ⟨p. 415⟩§A