A10945:1581
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.
And by this it may appear, (when there are many of these every while assaulting and, as it were, arresting a poor Christian; which suffer no other good thing to be in place where they be) that if he be not strengthened & armed against these and such other of that kind, he can never keep a settled course and daily §Hcontinue the same in a godly life. Of these therefore, as I said, I will mention some, that the believing Christian may the more carefully avoid them. And herein this advice is not unprofitable, that every one mark, with which he is most encumbered and most easily overcome of: as fear, anger, uncharitableness, &c. and by what occasions he is readiliest drawn to them: that he may the more prevail over them by such help as he shall have ministered to him. The remedies so far as I shall add here, shall either be set down severally with the several lets, or one remedy for sundry lets: or where neither is, know that the daily direction which we have been moved to practise, shall be the remedy in such a case. And among the unmortified affections I §Iwill begin with that which troubleth the most of them,1 till God give them release or deliverance: and that is, A fearful doubting of their perseverance. I mean, that poor Christians shall not so soon begin to be drawn out of the world, to any lively hope of salvation and care of pleasing God, and so have escaped one bondage, but he plungeth them into another; holding them under dreadful fear and distrustfulness, that they shall not persevere to the end of a godly life, especially in sore trials, and when persecution and strong temptations shall come.
And by this it may appeare, (when there are many of these euery while assaulting and, as it were, arresting a poore Christian; which suffer no other good thing to be in place where they be) that if he be not strengthened & armed against these and such other of that kind, he can neuer keepe a setled course and daily §Hcontinue the same in a godly life. Of these therefore, as I sayd, I will mention some, that the beleeuing Christian may the more carefully auoide them. And herein this aduice is not vnprofitable, that euery one marke, with which he is most incombred and most easily ouercome of: as feare, anger, vncharitablenesse, &c. and by what occasions he is readiliest drawne to them: that he may the more preuaile ouer them by such helpe as he shall haue ministred to him. The remedies so farre as I shall adde here, shall either be set downe seuerally with the seuerall lets, or one remedie for sundry lets: or where neither is, know that the daily direction which we haue beene moued to practise, shall be the remedie in such a case. And among the vnmortified affections I