A10945:1706
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.
That is to say, as followeth: We do acknowledge, that our negligence and unreverence in these, have so greatly deprived us of fruit in understanding and judgement, as well as other ways, that before our hearing we trust we shall prepare our harts by casting off that which would hinder us: namely, rebellious §Kgainsaying the truth, security, hardness, worldly affections, &c. that with meekness and teachableness, we will bring honest and good hearts to the hearing of the word; & in the action it self, be attentive, and marking that which shall be taught, so as it may work in us, and raise up answerable affections to that which we shall hear; as joy by comfortable doctrine, fear by that which moveth fear, &c. & after we have heard, we will beware that it perish ⟨p. 489⟩§Anot in us through our own default or negligence, in minding other matters more then that which we have heard (whereby we should bury it in forgetfulness:) but carefully seek opportunity to muse upon it by our selves; or commune of it with others, as our small ability will suffer us; or both. And when we shall have learned to put in ure this part of the remedy, we intend to mark how this with the former doth bring our minds better in frame: that we may both take encouragement (in beholding any fruit) to continue it; and in seeing the contrary, to mark where the fault lieth, that it may be removed.
That is to say, as foloweth: We do acknowledge, that our negligence and vnreuerence in these, haue so greatly depriued vs of fruite in vnderstanding and iudgement, as well as other wayes, that before our hearing we trust we shall prepare our harts by casting off that which would hinder vs: namely, rebellious §Kgainsaying the truth, security, hardnesse, worldly affections, &c. that with meeknesse and teachablenesse, we will bring honest and good hearts to the hearing of the word; & in the action it selfe, be attentiue, and marking that which shall be taught, so as it may worke in vs, and raise vp answerable affections to that which we shall heare; as ioy by comfortable doctrine, feare by that which moueth fear, &c. & after we haue heard, we wil beware that it perish ⟨p. 489⟩§A