A10945:1635
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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But this is no place to bewail such cases: neither have men almost any ears to hear, or hearts to lament such neglects of duty. To conclude therefore §Kthis last remedy against covetousness and worldliness, the monster of many heads: even this good, which I have said, we might do to our selves with our riches (every one in his several estate, who is able to give and hath no need to receive:1) which if we did carefully look to, who seeth not, how it would chase away the grossness and danger of this foul sin? And therefore much more if all these remedies be used: (1) that we do no man hurt: ⟨p. 463⟩§A(2) but good, as occasion shall be offered: (3) nor hurt our selves by them, but benefit our souls; we may be bold to assure our selves that we shall disgrace covetousness in us, one of the greatest mischiefs that the Devil can work us. For if we did take heed, that no man in any dealings might charge us justly with unmercifulness or injustice; nor our own consciences: if our hand and our heart did go where we are bound to relieve and discharge duty:2 and if we did wisely shun the sins which by riches we are provoked unto (as needless spending, and niggardly sparing, and their affinities) and take benefit to our souls, and by more religiousness look after the life to come; we should bind this sin in bands and chains, which will otherwise §Bbreak our hearts with grief, and drown both souls and bodies in utter destruction.
But this is no place to bewaile such cases: neither haue men almost any eares to heare, or hearts to lament such neglects of duty. To conclude therefore §Kthis last remedie against couetousnesse and worldlinesse, the monster of many heads: euen this good, which I haue sayd, we might do to our selues with our riches (euery one in his seuerall estate, who is able to giue and hath no need to receiue:1