A10945:1523
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 these have an heart long accustomed to evil,1 (which were not hard for them to see, if they would enter into the sifting of it:) and by means of this, they cannot give themselves over to be ready to do Gods will in one thing as in another, but think it foolishness to do so: and the best of these do but perform some outward task of prayer and confession of their sins, for fashion or fear or some such like cause; but not looking for any strength thereby, to be any whit the more godly; neither in their actions will be tied to be otherwise directed, then as seemeth good to themselves.
Now these haue an heart long accustomed to euill,1 (which were not hard for them to see, if they would enter into the sifting of it:) and by meanes of this, they cannot giue themselues ouer to be readie to do Gods will in one thing as in another, but thinke it foolishnesse to do so: and the best of these do but performe some outward taske of prayer and confession of their sinnes, for fashion or feare or some such like cause; but not looking for any strength thereby, to be any whit the more godly; neither in their actions will be tied to be otherwise directed, then as seemeth good to themselues.
- 1The first let.
Again they neither attain to sound and clear sight of the forgiveness of their sins,1 neither will they labour for it by applying to themselves the promises of God, but hope their state is good without that; so that their life, when they be at the best, is but a bold presuming of Gods mercy, without any warrant: and therefore either in that false confidence they die, whose estate (yet) cannot be good; or else when it pleaseth God to awake them out of that spiritual sleep,