A10945:1812
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.
But besides this, through further benefit of the scripture, God causeth his,1 to set oft before their eyes, the daily changes of all things under the sun: Ps. 102.26. the death of noble personages, friends and acquaintance; the most flourishing flowers to fade, and loose their beauty, and nothing to continue in one estate: and by the oft and deep considering of these, their harts are much appalled, & the pride of life greatly abated in them. And as they grow daily to see more clearly their gain hereby,2 and that without these meditations upon §Cexamples and doctrine of death and mortality, &c. they cannot keep their hearts freed from infection by the world and earthly dealings: so do they more resolve with themselves daily, to think of them still; and to purge out their old and accustomed delightings in worldly things, their dreams of long life, desire of ease, and increase of earthly commodities: with all which the divill stuffeth and filleth their brains, that while they begin to give themselves over to these, they may be persuaded strongly that there is no other happiness to be attained unto; and so thereby, destruction may suddenly come upon them.
But besides this, through further benefit of the scripture, God causeth his,1 to set oft before their eies, the daily changes of all things vnder the sunne: Ps. 102.26. the death of noble personages, friends and acquaintance; the most flourishing flowers to fade, and loose their bewty, and nothing to continue in one estate: and by the oft and deepe considering of these, their harts are much apalled, & the pride of life greatly abated in them. And as they grow daily to see more cleerely their gaine heereby,2 and that without these meditations vpon §Cexamples and doctrine of death and mortality, &c. they cannot keepe their heartes freed from infection by the world and earthly dealings: so doe they more resolue with themselues daily, to thinke of them still; and to purge out their old and accustomed delightings in worldly things, their dreames of long life, desire of ease, and increase of earthly commodities: with all which the diuill stuffeth and filleth their braines, that while they begin to giue themselues ouer to these, they may be perswaded strongly that there is no other happinesse to be attained vnto; and so therby, destruction may suddenly come vpon them.