A10945:1818
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.
CHAP. 9. Of the seventh privilege: Concerning the afflictions of the godly; and namely, of the first branch of the same; that is, How they may be free from many of those troubles, which do light on and meet with the unreformed.
CHAP. 9. Of the seuenth priuiledge: Concerning the afflictions of the godly; and namely, of the first branch of the same; that is, How they may be free from many of those troubles, which do light on and meet with the vnreformed.
Now followeth the prerogative that they have about afflictions. Of the which although they are not void: yet if we diligently §Bmark Gods dealing with them herein, we must needs confess, that he showeth exceeding favour unto them. Which seeing it is not one way but many and sundry, declared unto them: I will in some order (as I can) lay them forth particularly. And they may all be referred to three kinds. For first, he holdeth many tribulations from them altogether in that they be his children, which others by their sins do pluck upon themselves, Ps. 32.10.11. Secondly, he delivereth them out of many, which otherwise would sore oppress them, when yet he leaveth others in them still. And thirdly, he teacheth them, aright and well to bear them, when he thinketh it not meet to deliver them. And of these three, I will handle §Cthe first in this chapter.