A10945:1805
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 if we be throughly persuaded of this, that it is a liberty, a benefit, and honour to us, to hold our minds willing from day to day to the reverent use of them; and be resolved, that we have no work more needful to be done of us any day then this: we shall not need to doubt of such fruit hereof, as is not to be repented of; even such, as will cause us to confess that the means and ⟨p. 523⟩§Ahelps to grow in godliness, and a mind to use them daily against the discouragements and hinderances of the day, are a singular prerogative to a Christian. And otherwise, how precious soever they be in themselves, yet if we think not so of them, but shall be well content,1 by every light occasion to omit and neglect them, or slightly and hoverly to pass them over, I testify,2 that we shall get no good by them, no more than the common sort do: but as they have lost their beauty with us; so we shall lose our fruit of them. Consider what I say, and the Lord give thee understanding.
And if we be throughly perswaded of this, that it is a libertie, a benefit, and honour to vs, to hold our mindes willing from day to day to the reuerent vse of them; and be resolued, that we haue no worke more needfull to be done of vs any day then this: we shall not need to doubt of such fruit heereof, as is not to be repented of; euen such, as will cause vs to confesse that the meanes and ⟨p. 523⟩§Ahelps to grow in godlinesse, and a minde to vse them daily against the discouragements and hinderances of the day, are a singular prerogatiue to a Christian. And otherwise, how precious soeuer they be in themselues, yet if we thinke not so of them, but shall be well content,1 by euerie light occasion to omit and neglect them, or sleightly and houerly to passe them ouer, I testifie,2