A10945:1623
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.
CHAP. 11. Of the remedies against this worldly lust: namely, Covetousness and excessive love of riches.
CHAP. 11. Of the remedies against this worldly lust: namely, Couetousnesse and excessiue loue of riches.
But to set down somewhat more clearly and distinctly for help and redress of this sin of covetousness and worldly lust, because I have somewhat largely spoken of the same: I could wish that the remedies and reasons §Gto redress these many and dangerous sins, (and to prevent the same,1 where they have not as yet broke out in many of Gods people) that the remedies (I say) and reasons against them were well marked, and also the direction how to use them both, (as followeth) duly regarded. And to begin with the remedies which I will here set down, they are four, even as the reasons also are. First, he that desireth to be free from great blame and offence by the use of worldly goods, and consequently to hold fast his peace with God thereby, (as I know not what moral action is more to be desired) let him look to this as he would to the avoiding of the colic or stone:2 That no man be hurt or §Hsustain loss and danger by him; but let him throughly be persuaded of it indeed, that he ought to do thus: as we are straightly charged by the Apostle:3 See that no man oppress or defraud his brother in any matter. So that, as we will be sure that none shall wrong us, so far as we be able to resist it, (and therefore we need not be bidden to regard our selves:) so because few of us will be careful to see others with whom we deal, to enjoy their right, but will be ready rather to pluck from them; therefore is this charge given us towards others (not a little foiling to this sin of worldliness, if it be regarded.)