A10945:1633
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.
This good therefore we must see that we do to our selves, who have received of him the commodities which many of his dear servants do want,1 that we hold the profession of our hope with joy from day to day, that we may say it truly, that our souls are much more well liking by the abundance §Gor necessaries of this life which we have: or else, we shall never be able to free our selves from the blemish of worldliness. But if this grace accompany the three former in us, we shall well declare that we nourish an heavenly mind, and labour against this great sin of coveting & worldliness.
This good therefore we must see that we do to our selues, who haue receiued of him the commodities which many of his deare seruants do want,1 that we hold the profession of our hope with ioy from day to day, that we may say it truly, that our soules are much more well liking by the abundance §Gor necessaries of this life which we haue: or else, we shall neuer be able to free our selues from the blemish of worldlinesse. But if this grace accompany the three former in vs, we shall well declare that we nourish an heauenly mind, and labour against this great sin of coueting & worldlinesse.
- 1As we prosper outwardly, so see that our souls thrive.As vve prosper outwardly, so see that our soules thriue.
But to go further: our riches should do us other good, beside that which I have spoke of.1 For we should make them our friends to help us into everlasting habitation: so our Saviour counselleth us, saying: Make you friends of your riches: and that is, by laying them up in the Lords hands while we be careful to bestow them on Gods poor Saints. For thus, we giving them to the poor, do lend them unto the Lord, and do (as it were) put them in his