A10945:1583
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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yet as if we had never received any, when we hear any news of trouble coming towards us, we are on the sudden so taken and oppressed with it (yea though it be but a little) that it unsettleth us out of our present estate of peace and quietness wherein we were, and wholly possesseth all our senses, and scattereth our former comforts, as if they never had been any: whereas the Lord hath to that end under-propped us before with strong consolation, that when afflictions come we might the better bear them and §Dretain our peace with him, such as his word had before warned us of; as it is said in John, besides many other places: These things I have said unto you, 1(speaking of his comfortable doctrine, which he had before taught them) that in the middest of your tribulations ye may have peace in me.
yet as if we had neuer receiued any, when we heare any newes of trouble comming towards vs, we are on the sudden so taken and oppressed with it (yea though it be but a litle) that it vnsetleth vs out of our present estate of peace and quietnesse wherein we were, and wholly possesseth all our senses, and scattereth our former comforts, as if they neuer had bene any: whereas the Lord hath to that end vnder-propped vs before with strong consolation, that when afflictions come we might the better beare them and §Dretaine our peace with him, such as his word had before warned vs of; as it is sayd in Iohn, besides many other places: These things I haue sayd vnto you, 1(speaking of his comfortable doctrine, which he had before taught them) that in the middest of your tribulations ye may haue peace in me.