A10945:1658
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
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And another great cause there is of this sin, and that is:1 a persuasion §Brooted in them, that no man how godly soever he be, can go about them with an heavenly mind; and that a Christian is not tied to measure and square out his earthly and domesticall affairs after the rules of Scripture, but that every man is to do herein as he seeth good; & that he can do such things of his own head, without help of the word of God. Which opinion is so deeply settled in mens minds through Satan's crafty beguiling of them, that the most even of those who be of good hope, are both at home, and about their dealings in the world, with wife, servant, neighbour or stranger, oftentimes more like brute beasts or frantic persons, then sober and religious Christians. And it may be easily gathered, that they tie all religion for the most §Cpart, to the public place: that is to say, to go to the church once in a week, to do as others do there, and to order other matters after their own discretion. So little do such consider what the Apostle hath taught:2 Whether we eat or drink, &c. And again: Do these things, as though ye did them not.
And another great cause there is of this sinne, and that is:1 a perswasion §Brooted in them, that no man how godly soeuer he be, can go about them with an heauenly mind; and that a Christian is not tyed to measure and square out his earthly and domesticall affaires after the rules of Scripture, but that euery man is to do herein as he seeth good; & that he can do such things of his owne head, without helpe of the word of God. Which opinion is so deeply setled in mens minds through sathans crafty beguiling of thē, that the most euen of those who be of good hope, are both at home, and about their dealings in the world, with wife, seruant, neighbour or straunger, oftentimes more like bruite beastes or franticke persons, then sober and religious Christians. And it may be easily gathered, that they tye all religion for the most §C