A10945:1659
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.
Now when men give this liberty to themselves, not to be directed by God in their most common dealings, and when the devil hath brought them to this point: who seeth not, how every thing which they are occupied about,1 is made a let and a snare to them, and becometh a block in their way, which they stumble at? A man shall not speak to his wife, but he breaketh into frowardness: one neighbour contendeth, falleth out with, and raileth at §Danother for a matter of nothing: and one is unquiet with servants, vexed at children, yea cursing them that ever they were borne, impatient and wayward at every thing which goeth against him: fretting, if any man save a penny by him, though it be by good and lawful dealing: rejoicing, if he can pull ought to himself from any: and infinite other such. And this is the life of many: yet, who is wise to see and mark this, but that the devil may lead the most (as it were) blindfolded, whither soever he will?
Now when men giue this libertie to themselues, not to be directed by God in their most common dealings, and when the diuell hath brought thē to this point: who seeth not, how euery thing which they are occupied about,1 is made a let and a snare to them, and becommeth a blocke in their way, which they stumble at? A man shall not speake to his wife, but he breaketh into frowardnesse: one neighbour contendeth, falleth out with, and raileth at §Danother for a matter of nothing: and one is vnquiet with seruants, vexed at children, yea cursing them that euer they were borne, impatient and wayward at euery thing which goeth against him: fretting, if any man saue a penie by him, though it be by good and lawfull dealing: reioycing, if he can pull ought to himselfe from any: and infinite other such. And this is the life of many: yet, who is wise to see and marke this, but that the diuell may leade the most (as it were) blindfolded, whither soeuer he will?
- 1Fruits of the heart unsettled, by occasion of family-matters.Fruites of the heart vnsetled, by occasion of family-matters.