A10945:1525
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.
1Neither are they long persuaded, save only in their good mood which lasteth not, that the godly life is the only happy life; that is, to live as I have described it; namely, to have our conversation in heaven, and to mind such things especially above all other, whiles we are abiding here on earth: but are strongly settled in this opinion, for the most part, that their own (though §Gall may see upon how weak ground) is the best course, when yet daily care of holiness is irksome to them, and that all such as go further then they, are but precise and foolish and full of fantasies (for so are they for the most part accounted of, who in particular draw the rules of religion into practise;) and yet they do not so easily rest herein, but oft their conscience (will they, nill they) telleth them, that the godly life is best.
1Neither are they long perswaded, saue onely in their good mood which lasteth not, that the godly life is the onely happie life; that is, to liue as I haue described it; namely, to haue our conuersation in heauen, and to mind such things especially aboue all other, whiles we are abiding here on earth: but are strongly setled in this opinion, for the most part, that their owne (though §Gall may see vpon how weake ground) is the best course, when yet daily care of holinesse is irkesome to them, and that all such as go further then they, are but precise and foolish and full of fantasies (for so are they for the most part accounted of, who in particular draw the rules of religion into practise;) and yet they do not so easily rest herein, but oft their conscience (will they, nill they) telleth them, that the godly life is best.
- 1The fourth.