A10945:1533
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.
But I will return to the lets whereby the Devil deceiveth the simple, that they shine not as lights to honour their profession in a godly life.1 The first of §Ethe three (I said) is by holding them from being settled in an holy course. As for example: he so handleth the matter, that many true hearted Christians shall not know how, or not think it meet, to tie themselves to any rules or order of passing the day and leading their life, but walk (as it falleth out) with some general care, and a good meaning at some time; whereas the Scripture teacheth us to be directed particularly in our thoughts, words and deeds touching every commandment, that our whole conversation may ⟨p. 428⟩beseem the Gospel. Now therefore if we pass the day, and look not before §Fus what we go about, that we may be carried with care for the right performing of our duties; who seeth not, that even this one is a sufficient let to him who is holden under of it, as not being able to answer for many of his actions done to the offence of God and men in the day, as he might have been? For in that experience which I have, I cannot say that this one let is removed from very many, even of those which give good hope that they would do well; and therefore it blemisheth many of their actions.
But I will returne to the lets whereby the Diuell deceiueth the simple, that they shine not as lights to honour their profession in a godly life.1 The first of §Ethe three (I sayd) is by holding them from being setled in an holy course. As for example: he so handleth the matter, that many true hearted Christians shall not know how, or not thinke it meete, to tie themselues to any rules or order of passing the day and leading their life, but walke (as it falleth out) with some generall care, and a good meaning at some time; whereas the Scripture teacheth vs to be directed particularly in our thoughts, words and deeds touching euerie commandement, that our whole conuersation may ⟨p. 428⟩