A10945:1719
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.
CHAP. 1. Of the sum of this Treatise: the reasons why it is set out: the order of it: and of the divers kinds of privileges.
CHAP. 1. Of the summe of this Treatise: the reasons why it is set out: the order of it: and of the diuers kindes of priuiledges.
The next thing which cometh in place to be spoken of, is concerning the privileges and liberties, which God hath bequeathed unto and freely bestowed upon his people and beloved servants. I do not mean any of his benefits which he suffereth the ungodly to enjoy, (which yet are far more sweet and savoury to his children than to them) but I mean those which are peculiar to the faithful, whereof the other have no part nor portion. The which,1 although all the faithful enjoy not, and therefore feel not so great contentation in §Dtheir lives as they might do, yet they have free grant and liberty of the Lord so to do, if they knew the will of God in that behalf; or if knowing it, they be not holden back through unbelief, as being strongly persuaded that they do not belong unto them.2 I know that of those many and great blessings which the children of God partake, some are peculiar and proper to some in respect of their callings, offices and places, which are not common to all: but I intend to make mention only of those, which one may possess (although not in a like measure) aswell as an other.
THe next thing which commeth in place to be spoken of, is concerning the priuiledges and liberties, which God hath bequeathed vnto and freely bestowed vpon his people and beloued seruants. I do not meane any of his benefits which he suffereth the vngodly to enioy, (which yet are farre more sweet and sauoury to his children than to them) but I meane those which are peculiar to the faithfull, whereof the other haue no part nor portion. The which,