A10945:1714
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.
1After this, we said: that if we with diligence continue it, we must beware we make not a common thing of it; so as, though we use it, yet no fruit nor §Iblessing return to us by it. The which as it falleth out most usually in the doing of good things, so in this the best of others, it is most to be feared. In the first setting upon many duties some cheerfulness may be seen in us, and some time and travel bestowed: but alas, within a very short time, we grow full of them: they become irksome and tedious to us; and though we do not utterly break them off, yet we may perceive, that without any great sweetness and delight we go about them. The reason hereof is, that our fleshly hearts can like of no good thing long. If therefore either of these two ways, we deprive our selves of the benefit of growing forward by these forenamed remedies: that is, by the negligent using of them, or the leaving off of them; §Kyet the fault must be quickly espied, and not long lien in: for that is more dangerous, then can easily be believed.
1After this, we said: that if we with diligence continue it, we must beware we make not a common thing of it; so as, though we vse it, yet no fruite nor §Iblessing returne to vs by it. The which as it falleth out most vsually in the doing of good things, so in this the best of others, it is most to be feared. In the first setting vpon many duties some chearefulnesse may be seene in vs, and some time and trauell bestowed: but alas, within a very short time, we grow full of them: they become irkesome and tedious to vs; and though we do not vtterly breake them off, yet we may perceiue, that without any great sweetnesse and delight we go about them. The reason hereof is, that our fleshly hearts can like of no good thing long. If therefore either of these two wayes, we depriue our selues of the benefite of growing forward by these forenamed remedies: that is, by the negligent vsing of them, or the leauing off of them; §Kyet the fault must be quickly espied, and not long lyen in: for that is more dangerous, then can easily be beleeued.