A10945:1600
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.
I do not speak of the unfitness and natural untowardness of the mind, or unaptness of the body to Gods worship, or to the duties of our particular callings, which being sometime in the best of Gods people, are by moderate and honest recreating of them (if they cannot otherwise) expelled and shaken off:1 but I speak of the unwillingness that the flesh feeleth to hold on constantly in duty, further then it liketh; and that is, not utterly to cast off the yoke of Christ, but to serve God and it self too. For there is nothing more desired §Cof it, then when some duties have been performed to God, that it may have liberty, as it liketh, to occupy and set on work both heart and hand in some manner to the displeasing of God. For even as the hypocrites and unreformed persons do never serve God heartily, but from teeth outward; and seeing Gods service is holy and pure, but they carnal and earthly minded, cannot at all delight therein: even so Gods children being sanctified but in part, have many provokings of them, by that wisdom of the flesh that remaineth in them, to be weary of living godly, and are troubled with strong reasons to induce and draw them thereunto.
I do not speake of the vnfitnesse and naturall vntowardnesse of the mind, or vnaptnesse of the bodie to Gods worship, or to the duties of our particular callings, which being sometime in the best of Gods people, are by moderate and honest recreating of them (if they cannot otherwise) expelled and shaken off:1 but I speake of the vnwillingnesse that the flesh feeleth to hold on constantly in dutie, further then it liketh; and that is, not vtterly to cast off the yoke of Christ, but to serue God and it self too. For there is nothing more desired §Cof it, then when some duties haue bene perfourmed to God, that it may haue libertie, as it liketh, to occupie and set on worke both heart and hand in some manner to the displeasing of God. For euen as the hypocrites and vnreformed persons do neuer serue God heartily, but from teeth outward; and seeing Gods seruice is holy and pure, but they carnall and earthly minded, cannot at all delight therein: euen so Gods children being sanctified but in part, haue many prouokings of them, by that wisedome of the flesh that remaineth in them, to be wearie of liuing godly, and are troubled with strong reasons to induce and draw them thereunto.