A10945:1567
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 seeing by the wanting of this sound ministry ordinarily enjoyed, even the most of Gods beloved do want the greatest part of their best privileges,1 or full weakly enjoy them, let all well-willers to Zion procure this as much as in them lieth, both by their fervent prayers and other Christian endeavours; and let such as desire to be more free from Satan's snares, provide whiles they may, to be partakers of this benefit. As for such as enjoy it, and price it not above all that they have, or ever can enjoy in this world, but esteem it as a thing which they set little by, yea and could want it well enough,2 I will say no more to them but this: Many shall come from other places to seek comfort there, both from East, West, North and South, and shall sit §Gdown with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, and they themselves shall be cast out into utter darkness, where shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth:3 and that of Amos: Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst of water, but for hearing of the word of the Lord. And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the North even unto the East shall they run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.
Now seeing by the wanting of this sound ministerie ordinarily inioyed, euen the most of Gods beloued do want the greatest part of their best priuiledges,1 or full weakly inioy them, let all welwillers to Sion procure this as much as in them lieth, both by their feruent prayers and other Christian endeuours; and let such as desire to be more free from Sathans snares, prouide whiles they may, to be partakers of this benefit. As for such as inioy it, and price it not aboue all that they haue, or euer can inioy in this world, but esteeme it as a thing which they set litle by, yea and could want it well enough,2 I will say no more to them but this: Many shall come from other places to seeke comfort there, both from East, West, North and South, and shall sit