A10945:1789
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
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And such as in this age are subject to the same weakness,1 as having sometime laid hold on Gods favour and mercy, yet have afterward fallen into some sin against their conscience, must hold this for a singular privilege: §Ethat the Lord is willing to receive them again, to pass by their sin, and that they by the way that he hath taught them should rise up to comfort.
And such as in this age are subiect to the same weaknesse,1 as hauing sometime laied holde on Gods fauour and mercie, yet haue afterward fallen into some sinne against their conscience, must holde this for a singular priuiledge: §Ethat the Lord is willing to receiue them againe, to passe by their sinne, and that they by the way that he hath taught them should rise vp to comfort.
- 1No greater comfort than this to a poor sinner.No greater comfort than this to a poore sinner.
This doctrine where it is received, honoureth God highly,1 and causeth §6many thanks to be given to him, for that poor sinners see him so ready to forgive them, and that, so often and so many and great offences as they themselves durst not look for, or think that he would: and in that many who bare show that they are troubled for their sins sometime, do not magnify God ⟨p. 518⟩