A10945:1631
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
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The fourth and last is this:1 that we not only provide that we be not hurt §Cby them, but also that we look to it carefully, that we be much bettered by them towards Gods service, more then if we wanted them. For although poor and rich are commanded to consecrate themselves to God, yet they may best do it, who have most helps thereto. And who can deny,2 that in the wealthy estate there are many more helps hereto, then are to be found in the needy and poor, (this being granted, that both sorts fear God, with whom only I have here to deal)? For first, they have more time and freedom then these, to all exercises of religion and the worship of God, both public and private: I mean, they may oftener enjoy the preaching of the word, have recourse to reading, Christian conference in good company, §Dmeditation also and prayer: (which, how great helps they be to the keeping of a settled course in godliness, hath bin before set down:) whereas the poor, besides that they shall look to themselves commendably, if they be not discouraged and made impatient by their wants; so they cannot for the most part, take the benefit of the afore-mentioned helps in any such sort as the other may.
The fourth and last is this:1 that we not onely prouide that we be not hurt §Cby them, but also that we looke to it carefully, that we be much bettered by them towards Gods seruice, more then if we wanted them. For although poore and rich are commanded to consecrate themselues to God, yet they may best do it, who haue most helpes thereto. And who can deny,2 that in the wealthy estate there are many more helpes hereto, then are to be found in the needie and poore, (this being graunted, that both sorts feare God, with whom onely I haue here to deale)? For first, they haue more time and freedome then these, to all exercises of religion and the worship of God, both publicke and priuate: I meane, they may ofter inioy the preaching of the word, haue recourse to reading, Christian conference in good company,