A10945:1498
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.
CHAP. 3. Of the devils troubling the weak believer about his faith: and if he do not prevail against him one way, he seeketh by another.
CHAP. 3. Of the diuels troubling the weake beleeuer about his faith: and if he do not preuaile against him one way, he seeketh by another.
AND first for the former, to declare how he troubleth the weak faith of Gods children (for I omit to show, how he leadeth them captives who are in his snares, being §Ctaken prisoners of him to do his will, and how forcibly he holdeth back such as do but begin to look after eternal life; that they shall be long in cheaping but never buying, although it be without money:) his malice,1 cruelty and diligence do evidently appear in the new borne Christians, which are made the children of God by faith; as S. John saith: The dragon made war with the remnant of the woman's seed which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. How many heavy discouragements he presseth down their weak faith withal, that they may shake it off utterly, and be persuaded infinite times that they have none at all, §DChrists words to Peter do prove, saying: Simon, Simon, 2Satan hath desired to winnow you, that is: to scatter and cast you out. And how mightily he prevaileth with many for a season so far, that they are altogether in a manner without comfort, the dispersed Churches in the Apostles time knew then, and they now know best who have felt and found it so.
AND first for the former, to declare how he troubleth the weake faith of Gods children (for I omit to shew, how he leadeth them captiues who are in his snares, being §Ctaken prisoners of him to do his will, and how forcibly he holdeth backe such as do but begin to looke after eternall life; that they shall be long in cheaping but neuer buying, although it be without mony:) his malice,