A10945:1572
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
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The remedy of all the other wants, seeing it is a faithful practising of the §Ddaily direction, of the which I have spoken largely already, or any other such: therefore it is sufficient to show the Reader; that all these wants the Devil will hinder him by, to the end that he may hold him back from the practise of the godly life,1 and consequently from the sweet fruit which he might enjoy thereby. The which I speak to this end, that he may be on the other side more encouraged resolutely to give over himself thereunto daily: seeing thereby all these evils and perils of this life so unwelcome and so much feared, may be in great part avoided.
The remedy of all the other wants, seeing it is a faithfull practising of the §Ddaily direction, of the which I haue spoken largely alreadie, or any other such: therfore it is sufficient to shew the Reader; that all these wants the Diuell will hinder him by, to the end that he may hold him back from the practise of the godly life,1 and consequently from the sweete fruite which he might inioy thereby. The which I speake to this end, that he may be on the other side more incouraged resolutely to giue ouer himselfe thereunto daily: seeing thereby all these euils and perils of this life so vnwelcome and so much feared, may be in great part auoided.
If any object,1 that these first kinds of lets (though not so particularly) are set down before, and the remedies, as here they are, and therefore that this is