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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.
This the devil did hope to bring our Saviour Christ unto, when he saw his firm confidence which he had in his Father, at his first tempting him to distrust:1 for then he persuaded him upon the hope he had in God, to cast himself down from the pinnacle of the temple, and not to fear any danger. But though he found no such thing in him as he looked for; yet in Peter, he assaying the same, was not disappointed. For he having with great commendation made profession of his faith, was too presumptuously carried immediately §Hto give counsel to his master (which boldness was intolerable) but such counsel as tended to his dishonour, and our utter undoing if it had been yielded unto, namely: Not to give himself for the sins of the world; for the which cause he was reproved and repelled, and that most justly, with the name of Satan, for that he had in that action so rightly resembled Satan, who had thrust him forward unto such great boldness.
This the diuell did hope to bring our Sauiour Christ vnto, when he sawe his firme confidence which he had in his Father, at his first tempting him to distrust:1 for then he perswaded him vpon the hope he had in God, to cast himselfe downe from the pinnacle of the temple, and not to feare any daunger. But though he found no such thing in him as he looked for; yet in Peter, he assaying the same, was not disappointed. For he hauing with great commendation made profession of his faith, was too presumptuously caried immediatly §Hto giue counsell to his maister (which boldnesse was intollerable) but such counsell as tended to his dishonour, and our vtter vndoing if it had bene yeelded vnto, namely: Not to giue himselfe for the sinnes of the world; for the which cause he was reproued and repelled, and that most iustly, with the name of Sathan, for that he had in that action so rightly resembled Sathan, who had thrust him forward vnto such great boldnesse.
- 1Mat. 4.5.