A10945:1788
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.
I remember the days and times (as I still see oft the experience of it) wherein this glad tidings would of heavy and afflicted consciences have been esteemed above gold, if it could have been fitly applied to their disease,1 and if they standing in need of it, might have been assured from God of such welfare: I remember (I say) such times, and the desire of many therein; who yet for want of that, have lien languishing, and been filled with heaviness for §Cthat they could not be raised up and comforted: some, whole weeks and months: some others for not receiving this message in due time, have been cast for many years into such distrust of Gods favour, that it hath been a matter of great difficulty to recover them at the length. And who doubteth, but that it was the estate of the people of Israel, and of many generations of them?2 and namely at Bochim, when they repented by the message of the angel? and also an other generation after them, whom Samuel, 3after long straying from God, brought home? and of some of the Churches in the Revelation;4 as namely, the church of Ephesus? that they stood in need of this encouragement, who having left their old first love, although good things were still §Dfound in them, were told by the Apostle John from the Lord, that they were so far gone, that it was time for them to consider with themselves from whence they were fallen, and to renounce their sins, and repent of them, and do their former works; that so they might again receive sound comfort? whose sore, when it should have come to be felt, would have turned to another manner of vexation, both longer continuing and more deeply pinching them, if by this counsel from God it had not been prevented.
I remember the daies and times (as I stil see oft the experience of it) wherein this glad tidings would of heauie and afflicted consciences haue beene esteemed aboue gold, if it could haue beene fitly applied to their disease,