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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
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If these three be not in our way, I see not much which may greatly hinder us. For if we be resolved to consecrate our selves wholly to God while we live; and endeavour to nourish and preserve that fervency which at our first calling God wrought in us, so that such holy sparkles be not quenched; and §Bthen that we have the word of God ordinarily to blow up and cherish the same: doubtless, we are in the safest and best way to live happily that in this life can be enjoyed: although all have not the like measure of grace and experience, by means whereof it cannot be alike with all, though they be void of these fore-mentioned lets, (as I shall have occasion to show after) namely, what trouble and disquietness the Devil raiseth in some weak, yet dear servants of God, by occasion of some want of graces in them which others have.
If these three be not in our way, I see not much which may greatly hinder vs. For if we be resolued to consecrate our selues wholly to God while we liue; and indeuour to nourish and preserue that feruencie which at our first calling God wrought in vs, so that such holy sparckles be not quenched; and §Bthen that we haue the word of God ordinarily to blow vp and chearish the same: doubtlesse, we are in the safest and best way to liue happily that in this life can be inioyed: although all haue not the like measure of grace and experience, by meanes whereof it cannot be alike with all, though they be voide of these fore-mentioned lets, (as I shall haue occasion to shew after) namely, what trouble and disquietnesse the Diuell raiseth in some weake, yet deare seruants of God, by occasion of some want of graces in them which others haue.
But while I show how the Devil hindereth us,1 I do not mean that he hath any absolute power or authority of himself, but as God giveth it him for §C