A10945:1816
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 to return to that which I said,1 that the Lord enableth his to govern themselves in the use of their goods and lawful liberties (which is a great privilege:) that I be not understood amiss, I think good to express my mind more clearly. If any should gather or think, that I mean all Gods people do enjoy this liberty and prerogative: I answer, that I am far from that §Cjudgement. But as may be well seen by that which I have said,2 they who believe it, that God will make them fit for it how unfit soever they are of themselves, they shall enjoy it. I have propounded to prove no other thing. For by this it may appear, that seeing Gods children may be made partakers of such a treasure, which but few of them do enjoy (and of the unregenerate not one can:) therefore they beholding what he hath bequeathed them,3 they shall show, that they provide ill for themselves, if they attain not to that, being so great a benefit which God hath so freely bestowed upon them. There should need no more unto such, but this: that they may know, that he hath granted it out unto them freely, and calleth them every where, to the §Dpartaking of it: which being so, what should hold them back from enjoying it? that whereas the most are as brute beasts, servants to their lusts, yet these (of whom I speak) may captivate and subdue them: especially, seeing it is greater honour to them, to overcome their unruly passions,4 than to win a city.
But to returne to that which I said,1 that the Lord inableth his to gouerne themselues in the vse of their goods and lawfull liberties (which is a great priuiledge:) that I be not vnderstood amisse, I thinke good to expresse my mind more cleerely. If any should gather or thinke, that I meane all Gods people do inioy this libertie and prerogatiue: I answere, that I am farre from that