A10945:1760
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.
1So, some of the churches have been commended to us to have been so far off from shameful falls (as the Thessalonians, the churches of Smyrna and Pergamus) that they were good examples and lights to others. So, sundry persons in the new Testament, as Timothy, Demetrius, Priscilla and Aquila, who were well reported of. All which with others, as they are set forth for us to follow: so who doubteth, but that they found in their lives more sweetness and delight then others,2 who were also Gods children as well as they, but not so free from manifest crimes and open sins as they? Now when they are thus kept from grievous and shameful falls, it followeth most necessarily,§H that even thereby they be kept also from sore and great punishments, as Psal. 91.11. forasmuch as these always follow them.
1So, some of the churches haue beene commended to vs to haue beene so farre off from shamefull falles (as the Thessalonians, the churches of Smirna and Pergamus) that they were good examples and lights to others. So, sundry persons in the new Testament, as Timothy, Demetrius, Priscilla and Aquila, who were well reported of. All which with others, as they are set foorth for vs to follow: so who doubteth, but that they found in their liues more sweetnesse and delight then others,2 who were also Gods children as well as they, but not so free from manifest crimes and open sinnes as they? Now when they are thus kept from grieuous and shamefull falles, it followeth most necessarily,§H that euen thereby they be kept also from sore and great punishments, as Psal. 91.11. forasmuch as these alwaies follow them.