A10945:1589
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.
But besides these lets, the Devil hath another way,1 whereby he hideth the full beauty of the Christian life from many who have well begun, namely, by raising in them a proud conceit and opinion of their profiting in knowledge and godliness: like them of Laodicea, who said, they were rich §Cand needed nothing. So that when they have but newly begun, yet they shall think themselves to have no great need to go forward: and by that means they never attain to the sweet privileges which are to be enjoyed of them, even in this life.2 And after this manner he puffed up the Corinthians when they had received the Gospel, as by the Apostles writing to them here, chap. 4. and elsewhere, it appeareth: Now ye are full, now ye are rich, and reign as Kings: thereby showing them their slackness in proceeding to grow forward in the knowledge of Christ, and their loathing and wearisomeness of pains taking, and their pride and contempt: which was no small enemy to their profiting.
But besides these lets, the Diuell hath another way,1 whereby he hideth the full beautie of the Christian life from many who haue well begun, namely, by raising in them a proud conceipt and opinion of their profiting in knowledge and godlinesse: like them of Laodicea, who sayd, they were rich §Cand needed nothing. So that when they haue but newly begun, yet they shall thinke themselues to haue no great need to go forward: and by that meanes they neuer attaine to the sweete priuiledges which are to be inioyed of them, euen in this life.2 And after this maner he puffed vp the Corinthians when they had receiued the Gospell, as by the Apostles writing to them here, chap. 4. and elsewhere, it appeareth: Now ye are full, now ye are rich, and raigne as Kings: thereby shewing them their slacknesse in proceeding to grow forward in the knowledge of Christ, and their loathing and wearisomenesse of paines taking, and their pride and contempt: which was no small enemie to their profiting.