A10945:1587
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.
1Saint Peter teacheth such as are distracted with these fears, so that they unsettle them and disquiet their minds, to cast their care upon God, for he careth for them. 2And the same in effect, saith Saint Paul: Be nothing careful and pensive, but in all things let your requests be showed unto God in prayer and supplication with giving of thanks: and the peace of God which passeth all understanding, shall preserve your hearts (from Satan who seeketh by unquietness to take your peace from you) and settle your minds in Christ Jesus. So that, if God have either any credit with them, that they dare trust him in saying,§K That he will vanquish their unquietness that made them pensive: or, if they believe that he hath any help in him,3 so that he is able to help, they may with reverence be bold in their distress to look for it, and promise it to themselves; and yet so, that as they trust in him, so they tempt him not, but pray for it in token that they believe in him, and use the means to remove such pensiveness from them.
1Saint Peter teacheth such as are distracted with these feares, so that they vnsettle them and disquiet their minds, to cast their care vpon God, for he careth for them. 2And the same in effect, saith Saint Paule: Be nothing carefull and pensiue, but in all things let your requests be shewed vnto God in prayer and supplication with giuing of thankes: and the peace of God which passeth all vnderstanding, shall preserue your hearts (from Sathan who seeketh by vnquietnesse to take your peace from you) and settle your minds in Christ Iesus. So that, if God haue either any credite with them, that they dare trust him in saying,§K That he will vanquish their vnquietnesse that made them pensiue: or, if they beleeue that he hath any helpe in him,3 so that he is able to helpe, they may with reuerence be bold in their distresse to looke for it, and promise it to themselues; and yet so, that as they trust in him, so they tempt him not, but pray for it in token that they beleeue in him, and vse the meanes to remoue such pensiuenesse from them.