A10945:1639
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.
1And if he that goeth to war, doth not entangle himself with the affairs of this life: ought not we much more to be free from snaring of our selves with the goods of this world, when neither they are our own, and when we are called to another manner of battle, where they are sure to get no victory who are entangled in the world? But these words [mine and thine] are so commonly in our mouths, that we give manifest proof thereby, that although we know that our goods be borrowed, yet we do not greatly remember or §Gthink upon it; and that we are tied with such love and liking to them, that we price them far above those which are our own proper goods indeed, I mean,2 knowledge and grace. But let this be enough to the wise, that for this very cause they should love them little: because they be but borrowed.
1And if he that goeth to warre, doth not intangle himselfe with the affaires of this life: ought not we much more to be free from snaring of our selues with the goods of this world, when neither they are our owne, and when we are called to another maner of battell, where they are sure to get no victory who are intangled in the world? But these words [mine and thine] are so commonly in our mouths, that we giue manifest proofe thereby, that although we know that our goods be borowed, yet we do not greatly remember or §Gthinke vpon it; and that we are tied with such loue and liking to them, that we price them farre aboue those which are our owne proper goods indeed, I meane,2 knowledge and grace. But let this be inough to the wise, that for this very cause they should loue them litle: because they be but borrowed.
- 12. Tim. 2.4.
- 2Knowledge and grace, our proper goods.