A10945:1540
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.
This confidence being preserved, and hearty prayer oft used, and watchfulness §Iagainst thine especial infirmities, with oft and due considering what a precious treasure this course of life is, shall preserve thee against this wandering course which Satan intendeth to bring thee into; by which thou shalt be unsettled in the serving of God, the least evil whereof, is unquietness of mind, or idleness and unsettledness, if not hardness of heart. These remedies the better and longer time that thou hast had experience of, the more thou shalt perceive the devils force to be weakened towards thee: and thou canst not be greatly endangered, except thou beest slothful in exercising of them.
This confidence being preserued, and heartie prayer oft vsed, and watchfulnesse §Iagainst thine especiall infirmities, with oft and due considering what a precious treasure this course of life is, shall preserue thee against this wandring course which Sathan intendeth to bring thee into; by which thou shalt be vnsetled in the seruing of God, the least euill whereof, is vnquietnes of mind, or idlenesse and vnsetlednesse, if not hardnesse of heart. These remedies the better and longer time that thou hast had experience of, the more thou shalt perceiue the diuels force to be weakened towards thee: and thou canst not be greatly indaungered, except thou beest slouthfull in exercising of them.
And that do they prove unto us, who although they are not altogether §Kvoid of them, yet they think it too much to make them daily armour unto them; alleging for themselves, that this is even to deny to Christians the liberty which God hath given them. And therefore at this stay they keep, and will not be drawn from it, till God bewray to them more clearly the devils subtlety in holding them there, and what they have lost by the hot maintaining of their vain liberties; that which they lose for them, being far ⟨p. 431⟩