A10945:1557
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.
For in many it may be seen, of whom it may as truly be said, that they are nothing like the people which once they were, when they first embraced the Gospel.1 I might justly make the complaint of any which have been but abated in their zeal and fervent love of good things, (of which sort there are innumerable:) but I would I might not also charge numbers that they are disguised, being so far off from forward and zealous professors (which once they were) that (as Saint Paul complaineth of the Corinthians) they are now full ; yea, they think it mere foolishness to hunger after knowledge,2 and §Bthirst after grace; and as new borne babes, to desire the sincere milk of the word, 3that they may grow thereby: who if they think much to be still called babes, and so to desire milk; yet I hope, though they be men grown, they must still hunger after strong meat. But howsoever it be, and howsoever some have degenerated from their first love more then others, it is too fearful to see, (I say not, how many have no affection, neither bear any hearty good will to the sincere preaching of the Gospel, neither at any time ever did:4 for who can number them?) but it is too fearful (I say) to see how many of them are changed who began well: and (as the Apostle saith) Ran well;5 but they have been letted in such wise as they obey not the truth.
For in many it may be seene, of whom it may as truly be said, that they are nothing like the people which once they were, when they first embraced the Gospell.1 I might iustly make the complaint of any which haue bene but abated in their zeale and feruent loue of good things, (of which sort there are innumerable:) but I would I might not also charge numbers that they are disguised, being so farre off from forward and zealous professors (which once they were) that (as Saint Paule complaineth of the Corinthians) they are now full ; yea, they thinke it meere foolishnesse to hunger after knowledge,