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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.
They must also consider, who and what manner persons they are; not enemies §Fto God as in times past, but beloved, dear and precious unto him, even sons and daughters;1 and therefore not like to be unnaturally forsaken or left to themselves in their need and necessity: and if when they were enemies they were reconciled by his death, how much more being reconciled, shall they be saved by his life? and being already delivered from the greatest fear, that is, of damnation, they may be well persuaded, that the combats which remain to be betwixt Satan and them, cannot be deadly and to their overthrow, but to exercise their faith; that after they have trusted God a little and waited upon him,2 to see his helping hand here, they may after their conflicts receive their reward.
They must also consider, who and what manner persons they are; not enemies §Fto God as in times past, but beloued, deare and precious vnto him, euen sonnes and daughters;1 and therefore not like to be vnnaturally forsaken or left to themselues in their neede and necessitie: and if when they were enemies they were reconciled by his death, how much more being reconciled, shall they be saued by his life? and being alreadie deliuered from the greatest feare, that is, of damnation, they may be well perswaded, that the combates which remaine to be betwixt Sathan and them, cannot be deadly and to their ouerthrow, but to exercise their faith; that after they haue trusted God a litle and waited vpon him,2 to see his helping hand here, they may after their conflicts receiue their reward.
- 1Other reasons to strengthen against Satan. 1. Pet. 2.9.