A10945:1503
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.
But the devil knoweth, that there are all those ways which I have before §Hspoken of, and many other, to dismay them and trouble their minds about the same; and that their weakness is easily wrought upon, (for he watcheth his best opportunity) whereby he may drive them into fear, doubting, heaviness and such like. And the want of outward blessings in many doth much increase it, from the which they shall never be free long together, but every while be troubled,1 till they grow better acquainted with the nature and property of Gods promises, namely, how true, unchangeable, and perpetual they be; even as God himself also is: also except they prize them above all other things, and send up earnest prayers to God daily and oft for this faith to be rooted in them: which they must do most willingly and gladly, as §Iin the first treatise I admonished, that it being more and more daily settled in their hearts, they may feel their doubting and fear to vanish as fast, as they perceive their hold in the promises of God to wax stronger: and by those means, by which I taught the weak believer there to strengthen his faith, let him look to be upholden against the lets which I have mentioned before, or any other whatsoever may trouble him.
But the diuell knoweth, that there are all those wayes which I haue before §Hspoken of, and many other, to dismay them and trouble their minds about the same; and that their weaknesse is easily wrought vpon, (for he watcheth his best oportunitie) whereby he may driue them into feare, doubting, heauinesse and such like. And the want of outward blessings in many doth much increase it, from the which they shall neuer be free long together, but euery while be troubled,1 till they grow better acquainted with the nature and propertie of Gods promises, namely, how true, vnchaungeable, and perpetuall they be; euen as God himselfe also is: also except they prize them aboue all other things, and send vp earnest prayers to God daily and oft for this faith to be rooted in them: which they must do most willingly and gladly, as §I