A10945:1610
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 to return to the godly, how good is it to learn and be able to hold in these fleshly lusts, as it were, with bit and bridle; that no such woeful things befall them at any time, neither that they make themselves fools in Israel,1 nor spectacles to the profane world to become their pastime? All which they shall avoid, if they make their greatest reckoning to abide in the favour of God from day to day, and hold fast the assurance of it,2 and not count it too base a thing for them to do: Secondly, if they continue under Christs government, §Cto be willingly subject to him, and to put on his yoke: Thirdly, if they give not liberty to their wicked lusts, to range after the cogitations and desires which may soonest poison them;3 but follow their particular callings diligently: And last of all, if they will shun and avoid the occasions and objects of such mischief; and namely,4 those which we read that holy Joseph did eschew in the like case, being tempted by his whorish mistress, that he would not hearken to her, nor come into her company.
But to returne to the godly, how good is it to learne and be able to hold in these fleshly lusts, as it were, with bit and bridle; that no such wofull things befall them at any time, neither that they make themselues fooles in Israell,1 nor spectacles to the prophane world to become their pastime? All which they shall auoide, if they make their greatest reckoning to abide in the fauour of God from day to day, and hold fast the assurance of it,2 and not count it too base a thing for them to doe: Secondly, if they continue vnder Christs gouernment, §Cto be willingly subiect to him, and to put on his yoke: Thirdly, if they giue not libertie to their wicked lustes, to range after the cogitations and desires which may soonest poison them;