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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
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.
Thus I have in some sort laid forth this first love, which God by his spirit worketh in all his elect children when he first bringeth them home, and maketh them to know how greatly they are bound to him for their so admirable deliverance and happy conversion. And herewith I have showed, how easily both teacher and hearer leave and depart from the same, and fall from it, though otherwise they keep some course in serving God; as the Church of Ephesus did, whom yet the Lord reproved sharply for that they had lost this.1 For thus he saith: I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and that thou canst not bear with them that are evil, &c. Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, that thou hast left thy first love.
Thus I haue in some sort laid foorth this first loue, which God by his spirit worketh in all his elect children when he first bringeth them home, and maketh them to know how greatly they are bound to him for their so admirable deliuerance and happie conuersion. And herewith I haue shewed, how easily both teacher and hearer leaue and depart from the same, and fall from it, though otherwise they keepe some course in seruing God; as the Church of Ephesus did, whom yet the Lord reproued sharpely for that they had lost this.1 For thus he saith: I know thy workes, and thy labour, and thy patience, and that thou canst not beare with them that are euill, &c. Neuerthelesse I haue somewhat against thee, that thou hast left thy first loue.
- 1Reu. 2.2.
1Our Saviour likewise in Saint Matthew foretelleth, that this should be one thing among many other worthily to be complained of, That in the latter days (in which these wherein we now live,