A10945:1544
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.
CHAP. 6. Of another let: The leaving our first love.
CHAP. 6. Of another let: The leauing our first loue.
1NOW followeth the second let in this first sort, that is: that many such as do hold on in some Christian course, do yet lose and fall from their first love, not for a short time, as they before mentioned, but even for years & days as they say: when yet, they having once received it of the Lord at their first effectual calling and conversion, it ought to grow up with them and accompany them throughout their life, to make every part of it more sweet and comfortable.§H And great reason there is, why it should be so: for if we be truly converted unto God, the longer that we have been trained up in his house (which is the militant Church) and tasted of the diet of his servants how good it is in comparison of any other; the more we had need to take liking of his service, and with all cheerfulness to live in it afterwards, which at our first entrance we saw so great cause to like and approve of. In so much, that although we shall have strong persuasions to wax weary and slothful therein; yet there are many more and greater considerations to move us to constancy and good liking in the same.
1NOW followeth the second let in this first sort, that is: that many such as do hold on in some Christian course, do yet lose and fall from their first loue, not for a short time, as they before mentioned, but euen for years & dayes as they say: whē yet, they hauing once receiued it of the Lord at their first effectuall calling and conuersion, it ought to grow vp with them and accompanie them throughout their life, to make euery part of it more sweet and comfortable.