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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.
CHAP. 8. Of the second kind of general lets: namely, The unmortified affections wherewith he oppresseth the believer. And first, Of fear that they shall not persevere: and of pride in their gifts.
CHAP. 8. Of the second kind of generall lets: namely, The vnmortified affections wherewith he oppresseth the beleeuer. And first, Of feare that they shall not perseuere: and of pride in their gifts.
Now I having showed how the former kinds of lets should be removed: the second kind followeth, which containeth the sins and corruptions that are in us, whereby the Devil hath exceeding great advantage against us, to hinder us from this heavenly course which we should walk in. And they are, besides the ignorance and blindness that is in us, (of which I have spoken before) our unruly and unmortified affections, and the worldly lusts: which if they prevail and be suffered to rule in us, they thrust §Eout with violence all grace and goodness. Of these I will mention some particulars, even the most dangerous (if comparison may be made) of all the rest: and the Reader may the better judge of the other. I add [if comparison may be made] because they are all so raging, that when they are stirred up in us and set on fire, a man cannot tell which is most odious in it self, and worketh most furiously, and that most disguiseth us who make our selves bondmen thereto. For proof of that which I say: when filthy lusts are kindled, ⟨p. 442⟩and have gotten some strength in a good Christian (though that be never §Fwithout his own great fault) how doth it trouble and disquiet him, yea wound and accuse him, he thinking it the loathsomest and most shameful of all others (as indeed there need no worse thing to annoy and disturb him;) and it causeth him oft to say: Oh, what can be more irksome, unsavoury and shameful then this?