A10945:1743
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.
By which it may be seen, how excellent and how much to be desired, the estate of the poorest of Gods children is,1 above the flourishing youth that liveth at hearts case, or the mightiest monarch or prince that is unreformed. It might seem therefore, that even this honour that God giveth to his servants,§K which I have already spoken of, were enough. And I confess, that if I might have had my choice, when I was in the depth of hellish anguish and misery, I should not have asked the tenth part of it: the lord hath therefore given more, then we could have asked or thought: yet these are not all the privileges, which God hath bestowed upon his beloved ones, as shall be seen. For hereby they walk in greater safety, then if they were guarded with an army ⟨p. 501⟩§Aof men: yea, if whole armies of enemies came against them, as against Elisha, yet have they more with them, then against them.2 For the angels of God do pitch their tents about them to keep them.3 And how great a prerogative this is, they can best tell who believe it, although they must needs commend it who do but hear the report of it. For they know and have experience of it, who receive these promises into their hearts by faith, and believe that God will perform the same unto them, who are not at any time deprived of them but only through their unbelief.
By which it may be seene, how excellent and how much to be desired, the estate of the poorest of Gods children is,1 aboue the flourishing youth that liueth at hearts case, or the mightiest monarch or prince that is vnreformed. It might seeme therefore, that euen this honour that God giveth to his servants,§K which I have already spoken of, were enough. And I confesse, that if I might haue had my choise, when I was in the depth of hellish anguish and misery, I should not haue asked the tenth part of it: the lord hath therefore giuen more, then we could haue asked or thought: yet these are not all the priuiledges, which God hath bestowed vpon his beloued ones, as shall be seene. For heereby they walke in greater safety, then if they were guarded with an army