A10945:1636
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.
And the poor (whom in this argument I have little mentioned:1 who are not therefore free from covetousness, though they have no great store of riches) shall best testify, that they be not (as the most of their condition) tainted with this sin, if they hold fast innocency, contentation, yea thanksgiving: that is, if they hurt not others by ill seeking goods; but be content with their estate, though it be mean, and thankful to God for it, seeing they deserve not even the poorest estate. For of both, this may be said: If their conversation be in heaven, that is, governed by heavenly rules, then may they well go §Cthrough their dealings on the earth. And seeing the snare is in vain set for that which hath wings: therefore, they flying and mounting with the wings of watching, meditation and prayer, over the snares which are laid for them, shall safely avoid the deceits of him who seeketh to entrap them. And this be said of the remedies against worldliness and covetousness: the reasons follow briefly, which should dissuade us from the same.
And the poore (whom in this argument I haue litle mentioned:1 who are not therefore free from couetousnesse, though they haue no great store of riches) shall best testifie, that they be not (as the most of their condition) tainted with this sin, if they hold fast innocency, contentation, yea thanksgiuing: that is, if they hurt not others by ill seeking goods; but be content with their estate, though it be meane, and thankefull to God for it, seeing they deserue not euen the poorest estate. For of both, this may be sayd: If their conuersation be in heauen, that is, gouerned by heauenly rules, then may they well go §Cthrough their dealings on the earth. And seeing the snare is in vaine set for that which hath wings: therefore, they flying and mounting with the wings of watching, meditation and prayer, ouer the snares which are layd for them, shall safely auoid the deceipts of him who seeketh to intrap them. And this be sayd of the remedies against worldlinesse and couetousnesse: the reasons follow briefly, which should disswade vs from the same.
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