A10945:1745
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. 4. Of the third privilege: How God giveth grace to his children to §Ilive godly: and of the first branch.
CHAP. 4. Of the third priuiledge: How God giueth grace to his children to §Iliue godly: and of the first branch.
But that it may better appear how great this privilege is, (and so I may proceed unto the rest) let us further hear, what worthy and singular fruits do flow from this fatherly ear and most loving providence of God over his, and accompany the same throughout their lives; which though they arise and proceed from the former, yet I will set them down as particular privileges distinctly by themselves. And because it is not so easily seen and conceived of many, much less believed, I will more particularly lay forth the same: and §Kfirst this third; the sum whereof is this, that who so are thus cared for of God, he bestoweth this grace upon them, that they learn of him that which none can learn elsewhere, nor any but his chosen ones can learn, that is how to live, and go through their whole pilgrimage according to his will; and how to die, and go from this vale of misery, that they may afterwards be taken up into glory: even this prerogative he granteth them. And it hath these ⟨p. 503⟩§Atwo branches: the one, that they may be fruitful in good life; the other, that they may be kept from foul offences.1