A10945:1637
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.
The first is: seeing we cannot enjoy them long,1 but either they shall be taken from us, or we from them: and yet this short time is also uncertain, as in the parable of the steward is declared, to whom it was said (even as it were unlooked for:) Come, give an account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest be §Dno longer steward. This is the slippery estate of all things here below: as by Scripture is proved, all to be vanity;2 and by experience which teacheth what alterations and changes there are every where, both by death and otherwise: which while it is laid to heart, and seriously thought on, doth much quail the pride of life in us: and therefore also will wean us from the love of the world, and to the contempt of it.
The first is: seeing we cannot inioy them long,1 but either they shall be taken from vs, or we from them: and yet this short time is also vncertaine, as in the parable of the steward is declared, to whom it was sayd (euen as it were vnlooked for:) Come, giue an account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest be §Dno longer steward. This is the slipperie estate of all things here below: as by Scripture is proued, all to be vanity;2 and by experience which teacheth what alterations and changes there are euery where, both by death and otherwise: which while it is layd to heart, and seriously thought on, doth much quaile the pride of life in vs: and therefore also will weane vs from the loue of the world, and to the contempt of it.
- 1The first reason. We cannot enjoy our wealth long. Luke 16.2.The first reason. VVe cannot inioy our wealth long.