A10945:1522
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.
Now it followeth that it be likewise showed, how he letteth the believers from a godly life:1 so that even good Christians and they who fear God, shall yet be kept back from many duties, which both they would do, and are heavy and wounded for not doing them; he §Cdeceiving them with some sins which do afterward fill them with deadly discouragement. But because there are some who are holden under of dangerous and damnable lets, and yet think themselves the people of God:2 for discovering of such, by the way before I speak of the impediments which hinder Gods children, I will (as I promised) briefly set down some of those lets whereby he hindereth such altogether from practising a godly life, though they think themselves sound Christians, and yet are not, but do lie:3 that they may glory in themselves no further then they have cause, that is, nothing at all; but may know that they who are letted by these, are not godly; and that true §Dchristians indeed, may know, that though they are sundry ways letted, yet not like them.
NOw it followeth that it be likewise shewed, how he letteth the beleeuers from a godly life:1 so that euen good Christians and they who feare God, shall yet be kept backe from many duties, which both they would do, and are heauie and wounded for not doing them; he §Cdeceiuing them with some sinnes which do afterward fill them with deadly discouragement. But because there are some who are holden vnder of dangerous and damnable lets, and yet thinke themselues the people of God:2 for discouering of such, by the way before I speake of the impediments which hinder Gods children, I will (as I promised) briefly set downe some of those lets whereby he hindreth such altogether from practising a godly life, though they thinke themselues sound Christians, and yet are not, but do lie: