A10945:1640
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.
1The third reason, which ought to persuade us to use the world soberly, that so we may not be tainted with worldliness, is this: For that if we be not faithful in this, (which is but little in respect of the great and precious treasures of salvation and happiness) we will not, neither shall be faithful in them, but shall show our selves not too mean as we bear the world in hand when we profess, that we seek eternal life by the Gospel preached: but shall §Hprove that all our prayers, confessions of our sins, and hearings are in vain, and that we shall be never the better for them. And what a point of madness were that?2 And yet our Saviour affirmeth it to be so, saying: He that is faithful in the least, he is also faithful in much: and he that is unjust in the least, is unjust also in much. And who doth not see it to be so? For he that will wound and trouble his conscience for a little commodity, will he not much easilier do it for a greater? and he that will jeopard his salvation for a penny, will he not much more do it for a pound? and he that will hazard it for a pound, will he not do as much for an hundred?
1The third reason, which ought to perswade vs to vse the world soberly, that so we may not be tainted with worldlinesse, is this: For that if we be not faithfull in this, (which is but litle in respect of the great and pretious treasures of saluation and happinesse) we will not, neither shall be faithfull in them, but shall shew our selues not too meane as we beare the world in hand when we professe, that we seeke eternall life by the Gospell preached: but shall §Hproue that all our prayers, confessions of our sinnes, and hearings are in vaine, and that we shall be neuer the better for them. And what a point of madnesse were that?2 And yet our Sauiour affirmeth it to be so, saying: He that is faithfull in the least, he is also faithfull in much: and he that is vniust in the least, is vniust also in much. And who doth not see it to be so? For he that will wound and trouble his conscience for a litle commoditie, will he not much easilier do it for a greater? and he that will ieopard his saluation for a penny, will he not much more do it for a pound? and he that will hazard it for a pound, will he not do as much for an hundred?