A10945:1506
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.
that as one taking breath, or gathering new strength, yea rather as one chafed, he cometh more eagerly and fierce afterwards. Now, if he can drive them from their hold; the discomfort which they take thereby, doth weaken that courage and labour to be well governed in their lives, which was in them before, how small and weak soever it seemed to them to be:1 and therefore they that have such tender consciences, and being (as I may rightly term them) bruised reeds, to the end they may not be broken and so holden §Ebake from their cheerful proceeding in the true service of God, must thus be stayed up (as I have said) and recover themselves from time to time, even as oft as they shall be assaulted and discouraged. And this, with that which I said in the first treatise, may (through Gods blessing) be a remedy to the weak ones in such a case.
that as one taking breath, or gathering new strength, yea rather as one chafed, he commeth more eagerly and fierce afterwards. Now, if he can driue them from their hold; the discomfort which they take thereby, doth weaken that courage and labour to be wel gouerned in their liues, which was in them before, how small and weake soeuer it seemed to them to be:1 and therefore they that haue such tender consciences, and being (as I may rightly tearme them) bruised reedes, to the end they may not be broken and so holden §Ebake from their chearefull proceeding in the true seruice of God, must thus be stayed vp (as I haue said) and recouer themselues from time to time, euen as oft as they shall be assaulted and discouraged. And this, with that which I said in the first treatise, may (through Gods blessing) be a remedie to the weake ones in such a case.