A10945:1728
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.
OF the first sort, this is one (which the rich men of the world, who want it, cannot purchase with all their substance:) I mean, that they may know and be persuaded that they are beloved of God, and that their names are written in heaven, and therefore although they be strangers here for a while, yet that they shall undoubtedly be saved; whiles in the mean season, §Dothers who are far from it, do please themselves with laughing at their folly, sauciness and madness (as they count it) for that they fancy such things to themselves. Whereby they declare (in thinking there are no such to whom this is revealed) what a privilege it is,1 to know so much of Gods will and mind, to be partakers of so great a treasure, as the mighty ones do confess is utterly hidden from them. Now for proof of it, that God alloweth them to know it, what is more manifest than this which is written by Saint John? Behold, what love the father hath given to us, 2that we should be called the sons of God. And again: As many as received him, to them he gave prerogative to be the sons of God, even to them that believe in his name. Also: These §Ethings have I written unto you that believe in the name of the Son of God, that ye may know, that ye have eternal life, &c. But this matter having been largely handled in the first chapter, may with fewer proofs satisfy such as desire to hear more of it.
OF the first sort, this is one (which the rich men of the world, who want it, cannot purchase with all their substance:) I meane, that they may know and bee perswaded that they are beloued of God, and that their names are written in heauen, and therefore although they be strangers heere for a while, yet that they shall vndoubtedly be saued; whiles in the meane season, §Dothers who are farre from it, doe please themselues with laughing at their folly, saucinesse and madnesse (as they count it) for that they fancie such things to themselues. Whereby they declare (in thinking there are no such to whom this is reueiled) what a priuiledge it is,1