A10945:1571
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.
The same I say of other helps to the building up of a godly life,1 which I have spoken of in another place, that if we suffer our selves to be hindered by the Devil from the daily & reverent use of them, he shall sufficiently prevail in holding us back, that we shall not flourish as plants in the Lords orchard: I mean if we do not consecrate our selves to God, pray and meditate daily as §BI have directed before to do, if we delight not in reading, or take not the benefit of christian exhortation and conference, watching over one another, and provoking to love and good works,2 and to take good by examples of one another: and if we be not more humbled by our chastisements, and our hearts more enlarged to serve God by his daily benefits: but trifle out our precious time after the manner of men of the world, finding no such savour in any of these as we do in earthly delights, namely, eating, drinking,3 sleeping, playing and dealings about our profits; the Devil hath what he seeketh at our hands, and keepeth us far enough off from our best portion. Finally, the want of our whole armour, or any part of it,4 whereby we defend §Cour selves from evil on every side, this (though all the other were present) should sensibly appear to be wanting, for the dangers and falls which we should sustain for want of the same. The remedy against the want of the word preached, is to relieve our selves with it, where we may with most conveniency enjoy it: but rather that we sue earnestly to live under it: which would be more generally granted of God, if it were (as a benefit which cannot be wanted) sought for & desired. But whether of both so ever be, let us so partake it, that we may feel our selves sensibly (as by good diet) refreshed,5 & grow in grace & in the knowledge of our saviour Jesus Christ: for which end it is among us.