A10945:1528
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.
1Now I will proceed to set down the lets, whereby Gods children are holden from practising the godly life. And seeing many weak Christians can easilier tell that they are hindered from it, then they can tell what hindereth them, as it is in bodily sickness: I will therefore lay open some of the lets, whereby the Devil doth chiefly stay and hold them back from going forward; and direct such as are troubled with them, how they may in some sort be helped against the same.2 And these generally are three, (to the which the §1particulars shall be referred.) For either the Devil keepeth them in the wanting of some good things, without which they cannot constantly proceed §K§2in a godly life: or he presseth them down with some evil things, as inward §3or outward sins, which take away their courage from godliness: or else unsettleth them so by occasion of things lawful, that they are holden thereby from a Christian life.
1Now I will proceed to set downe the lets, whereby Gods children are holden from practising the godly life. And seeing many weake Christians can easilier tell that they are hindred from it, then they can tell what hindreth them, as it is in bodily sicknesse: I will therefore lay open some of the lets, whereby the Diuell doth chiefly stay and hold them backe from going forward; and direct such as are troubled with them, how they may in some sort be helped against the same.2 And these generally are three, (to the which the §1particulars shall be referred.) For either the Diuell keepeth them in the wanting of some good things, without which they cannot constantly proceed §K§2in a godly life: or he presseth them downe with some euill things, as inward §3