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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.
This is that which I thought meet to say to my brethren in the Ministry, who according to their divers estates, places, people, and other occasions,§I shall (I know too well) meet with discouragements enough: but if they be wise against the greatest of all other, which are within them, I mean the distemperatures and contradictions, and disputes of their own evil hearts, I doubt nothing, but that the other shall be resisted and overcome. All objections which might trouble and hinder from this work,1 and duty, are infinite: Therefore only look to God, and have him going always before you, and let his word be the man of your counsels (in which estate alone, sound, and durable peace is to be found) and he will teach the teachable above their expectation, and give wisdom to the simple, and strength to the weak, that by him, they shall find that easy, which otherwise were impossible: I mean §Kto swallow up discouragements, and find the greatest joy in the diligentest performing of duty.
This is that which I thought meete to say to my brethren in the Ministerie, who according to their diuers estates, places, people, and other occasions,§I shall (I know too well) meete with discouragements enough: but if they be wise against the greatest of all other, which are within them, I meane the distemperatures and contradictions, and disputes of their owne euill hearts, I doubt nothing, but that the other shall be resisted and ouercome. All obiections which might trouble and hinder from this worke,1 and dutie, are infinite: Therefore only looke to God, and haue him going alwaies before you, and let his word be the man of your counsailes (in which estate alone, sound, and durable peace is to be found) and he will teach the teachable aboue their expectation, and giue wisedome to the simple, and strength to the weake, that by him, they shall finde that easie, which otherwise were impossible: I meane §Kto swallow vp discouragements, and finde the greatest ioy in the diligentest performing of dutie.