A10945:1501
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.
Besides these, what unsettlings doth he work in them whiles he feareth them with this, that for all their care they shall never hold out in their faith and holy course of life unto their end; but by persecutions, and other afflictions, which shall be stirred up against them, or by other provocations they shall be turned back? All which with many other, he oppresseth them with: and all to the end they may cast away their hope and confidence, & conclude ⟨p. 418⟩resolutely, that they have no faith. The which though the sleepy and drowsy §Fprofessors are not moved with: yet with his weak children it so prevaileth, that they have no greater affliction. And in that our Saviour himself was mightily set upon by him about this thing, Whether he were the Son God or no: what other thing did it signify then this, that none of us should easily attain to this honour, to know our selves to be the children of God and rest quietly therein, but we should find Satan (our adversary) a most mighty hinderer of us in our going about it?
Besides these, what vnsetlings doth he worke in them whiles he feareth them with this, that for all their care they shall neuer hold out in their faith and holy course of life vnto their end; but by persecutions, and other afflictions, which shall be stirred vp against them, or by other prouocations they shall be turned backe? All which with many other, he oppresseth them with: and all to the end they may cast away their hope and confidence, & conclude ⟨p. 418⟩resolutely, that they haue no faith. The which though the sleepie and drowsie §Fprofessors are not moued with: yet with his weake children it so preuaileth, that they haue no greater affliction. And in that our Sauiour himselfe was mightily set vpon by him about this thing, Whether he were the sonne God or no: what other thing did it signifie then this, that none of vs should easily attaine to this honour, to know our selues to be the children of God and rest quietly therein, but we should find Sathan (our aduersarie) a most mightie hinderer of vs in our going about it?