A10945:1667
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.
then shall he understand his way aright, and know that he walketh in safety. And thus doth Solomon describe a wise man, saying: It is the wisdom of the prudent, 1to understand and his way. This I have said, that the Reader may see what manifold lets there are, first in our selves through the corruption that is within us: and §Bthen without us, by the Devil raised up against us, (which is not persuaded to many, as were meet it should:) that we may see just cause to be better acquainted with the armour of Christians and other helps before mentioned, by the which only God hath appointed safe deliverance from these forementioned lets and annoyances.
then shall he vnderstand his way aright, and know that he walketh in safety. And thus doth Salomon describe a wise man, saying: It is the wisedome of the prudent, 1to vnderstand and his way. This I haue sayd, that the Reader may see what manifold lets there are, first in our selues through the corruption that is within vs: and §Bthen without vs, by the Diuell raised vp against vs, (which is not perswaded to many, as were meete it should:) that we may see iust cause to be better acquainted with the armour of Christians and other helpes before mentioned, by the which onely God hath appointed safe deliuerance from these forementioned lets and annoyances.
He who shall be found willing to live after a Christian direction daily, shall more easily be brought to fear, and so withstand these and like occasions, that they disguise him not, making him to seem as other men, who fear not God. Wherein more specially, we must look to our selves, that we wisely avoid and prevent the occasion of these, seeing we know how we