A10945:1782
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.
Go tell the disciples and Peter that I go before them into Galilee, lest Peter should else have thought that he had not bin worthy to be counted a disciple. Mar. 16.7.
Go tell the disciples and Peter that I goe before them into Galily, lest Peter should else haue thought that he had not bin worthy to be counted a disciple. Mar. 16.7.
And if it were not so, that all weak ones falling by any occasion, might be raised up again, and the poor wandering souls brought home, but must utterly perish and be lost, to what end should these and many other like Scriptures serve: Brethren, if any be fallen by infirmity, thou that art spiritual, that is,1 §Dhast more strength of the spirit then they, help to hold them up in the spirit of meekness; that so they may be fast settled in their former faith and hope again? And also, the parable of the straying sheep upon the mountains,2 which with all diligence was sought up again till it were found, and not let go and lost for ever? Besides, who knoweth not, that it is one use of the ministry of the word, as we read in the prophet Ezekiel, to strengthen,3 confirm and stablish those, who having had a taste of the life to come, yet are haled and carried from their stayed course by the deceitfulness of sin and the world? also, to heal the sick and to bind up the broken, &c? For the which cause, the Apostle desired to come to the Thessalonians often,4