A10945:1804
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.
And whither through ignorance, we know not how to be safely led through the day; or that which is little better, although we know, yet for sloth, or for that we love darkness more then light,1 we let pass many known duties, or suffer sundry offences to pass from us in the day: it is all one, as if we would suffer our selves to be deprived of our own proper inheritance by some cozener, who shall tell us that it belongeth not unto us, when yet we are able to show clear and sufficient evidence for it. For when the Lord shall §Isay:2 Let no man take away your crown; then the devil showeth himself manifestly in detaining it from us. And therefore we must remember that to use these helps rightly,3 is no bondage nor servitude, as men of the world count them, who strain themselves and strive mightily to be delivered from the holy and spiritual use of them, and not to be tied thereto: we must rather be persuaded, that they are most precious liberties, peculiar to gods deerest servants; and a singular benefit of God, that in such a dead world, and frozen age as we live in, we may be counted meet, and made able to honour our God, (which to most men is tedious) and to have peace with him throughout the day; and that we may be taught of him to use the helps thereto, which §Kothers are well content not to be acquainted with.
And whither through ignorance, we know not how to be safely led through the day; or that which is little better, although we know, yet for slougth, or for that we loue darkenesse more then light,1 we let passe many knowen duties, or suffer sundry offences to passe from vs in the day: it is all one, as if we would suffer our selues to be depriued of our owne proper inheritance by some cousener, who shall tell vs that it belongeth not vnto vs, when yet we are able to shew cleare and sufficient euidence for it. For when the Lord shall §Isay: