A10945:1550
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.
Now then, to come to our purpose, when this love shall wax cold (as here our Saviour chargeth many with it, and many now a days are justly to be charged for it) is it not an intolerable treachery? When we shall let slake in us the consideration of such love of God to us in Christ, which never faileth,1 nor changeth towards us; and we thought sometime, that it could never be forgotten of us: is not this slaking of our love towards him, a just cause of complaint against us? And do we not declare thereby, that either we be grown dull, slothful: forgetful, or that we think, that the Lord hath ceased §Cto be merciful? Is it not a plain testifying, that we think we are not regarded and provided for by him, so as we may continue all wonted duties and services towards him? Yea rather, are we not justly to be charged that we are covenant-breakers,2 or have (as adulteresses) broken our faith to our first husband?
Now then, to come to our purpose, when this loue shall waxe cold (as here our Sauiour chargeth many with it, and many now a dayes are iustly to be charged for it) is it not an intollerable trecherie? When we shal let slake in vs the consideration of such loue of God to vs in Christ, which neuer faileth,1 nor chaungeth towards vs; and we thought sometime, that it could neuer be forgotten of vs: is not this slaking of our loue towards him, a iust cause of complaint against vs? And do we not declare thereby, that either we be growne dull, slouthfull: forgetfull, or that we thinke, that the Lord hath ceassed §Cto be mercifull? Is it not a plaine testifying, that we thinke we are not regarded and prouided for by him, so as we may continue all wonted duties and seruices towards him? Yea rather, are we not iustly to be charged that we are couenant-breakers,2 or haue (as adulteresses) broken our faith to our first husband?
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