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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.
The which thing also,1 is proved further to be true by the practise of true Christians, who having sure hold and taste by faith of Christs merits, will §Dadmit no delusions that deceive the other, whereby they might be deprived of the assurance thereof. But although they have temptations,2 strong and fierce, as well as the other, yet they so look to the greatness of Gods love, and the truth and certainty of his promises, and the benefit which they reap thereby, that although with strong fighting, and loud cries through depth of sorrow, they are in combat with Satan; yet they will not give over, nor yield their right into his hand. But as one in the peril of drowning taketh hold of a naked sword, though it cut him deep, rather then yield his life to the water: so they choose to keep their faith with some great difficulties, rather then to give over their soul, which is upholden only thereby, into the §Edevils hand, and themselves into perdition. Whereupon we hear such speeches testifying sore conflicts between Satan and them,3 Although thou kill me (O Lord) yet will I trust in thee: and, Though I walk in the middest of the vale of death, yet will I not forsake thee. By which appeareth, that the same god of this world, is not wont to cast mists only before the eyes of the best, but even attempteth sore to take away all the light of their faith from them, as he doth keep it from the other altogether: But God hath taught their hands to war, ⟨p. 30⟩and their fingers to fight (as it is in the Psalm) the which skill, because the other §Fwant, they are foiled.
The which thing also,1 is prooued further to be true by the practise of true Christians, who hauing sure hold and taste by faith of Christs merits, will §D