A10945:1584
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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This fear and faintness therefore under the cross,1 we must know the Devil will strongly assault us with, and thereby buffet us so reproachfully for that we rejoiced so, yea & boasted of Gods favour before, and yet now in our afflictions we find not deliverance many times, but we are rather made ridiculous to the world thereby, and a gazing stock therein: besides the fainting of our own hope, which is more then all the rest. He will insult over us §Ein such extremities, as he spared not to do to our Saviour himself: Where is now your God? Let him deliver you now, if he love you so dearly; or else know,2 that ye have put your trust in a bruised reed: renounce him therefore, and shift for your selves, except ye will miscarry; for there is no help for you in him: even as his cursed instrument Rabshakeh, Captain of the King of Assyria, did persuade Hezekiah's men, not to trust in or depend on the God of Israel in their trouble.
This feare and faintnesse therefore vnder the crosse,1 we must know the Diuell will strongly assault vs with, and thereby buffet vs so reproachfully for that we reioyced so, yea & boasted of Gods fauor before, and yet now in our afflictons we find not deliuerance many times, but we are rather made ridiculous to the world thereby, and a gazing stocke therein: besides the fainting of our owne hope, which is more then all the rest. He will insult ouer vs §Ein such extremities, as he spared not to do to our Sauiour himselfe: Where is now your God? Let him deliuer you now, if he loue you so dearely; or else know,2 that ye haue put your trust in a bruised reed: renounce him therefore, and shift for your selues, except ye will miscarie; for there is no helpe for you in him: euen as his cursed instrument Rabshakeh, Captaine of the King of Assyria, did perswade Ezekiaes men, not to trust in or depend on the God of Israell in their trouble.