A10945:1643
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.
By this we see, we may not deal and behave our selves about these earthly commodities, as we shall think good: for we are but stewards and disposers of them, as the owner our Lord and master hath appointed. Wherein as we have failed, we shall have little cause to rejoice, considering that whatsoever we have gotten and gained, yet the worst is behind:1 even our account giving, which we shall not be able to yield, no not one of a thousand. And §Cthough I deny not, but there is mercy with the Lord, 2and plentiful redemption: yet it is, that he may be feared of us for the time to come, in occupying our goods and talents as he hath commanded: and it is also for them that tremble, when in remembering and thinking how ill they have used them,3 they say penitently within themselves, What have we done? But to the rest shall be tribulation and anguish, when they not wisely casting their reckoning before, shall be urged to it by the Lord, they being utterly unready for it. In this regard therefore, as in all the former, we see good cause to withstand carefully this sin of worldliness.
By this we see, we may not deale and behaue our selues about these earthly commodities, as we shall thinke good: for we are but stewards and disposers of them, as the owner our Lord and maister hath appointed. Wherein as we haue failed, we shall haue litle cause to reioyce, considering that whatsoeuer we haue gotten and gained, yet the worst is behind:1 euen our account giuing, which we shall not be able to yeeld, no not one of a thousand. And §Cthough I deny not, but there is mercy with the Lord, 2and plentifull redemption: yet it is, that he may be feared of vs for the time to come, in occupying our goods and talents as he hath commaunded: and it is also for them that tremble, when in remembring and thinking how ill they haue vsed them,