A10945:1801
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.
This was necessary for me to say, how and in what case the means and helps, which we use to the constant practising of a godly life, become effectual unto us; namely, when we believe God that he will bless them to us.1 And indeed otherwise, let not men look to receive any thing thereby; which the apostle James affirming of one especial help, namely of prayer, is as truly said §Eof all the rest: that he which doubteth and wavereth (when he should believe) whether by those helps he shall be furthered and bettered or not; let not that man look to receive any thing. Therefore we must learn to be acquainted with faith, even as we desire to be acquainted with God (for by no other means can we know him, or have access unto him:) and thereby we receive power and strength through the helps which we use, to live well and godly. These helps what they are, and which ought to be used every day, and which ⟨p. 522⟩by other occasions, I have before set down in the third and fourth part of §Fthis treatise.
This was necessary for me to say, how and in what case the meanes and helpes, which we vse to the constant practising of a godly life, become effectuall vnto vs; namely, when we beleeue God that he will blesse them to vs.1 And indeed otherwise, let not men looke to receiue any thing thereby; which the apostle Iames affirming of one especial helpe, namely of praier, is as truly said §Eof all the rest: that he which doubteth and wauereth (when he should beleeue) whether by those helpes he shall be furthered and bettered or not; let not that man looke to receiue any thing. Therefore we must learne to be acquainted with faith, euen as we desire to be acquainted with God (for by no other meanes can we know him, or haue accesse vnto him:) and thereby we receiue power and strength through the helpes which we vse, to liue well and godly. These helpes what they are, and which ought to be vsed euery day, and which ⟨p. 522⟩