A10945:1823

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…

Name: Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading…
Author: Richard Rogers

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.

Richard Rogers 1550?–1618London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1603

[24], 18 p., 19-20 leaves, 21-480 p., 484-490 leaves, 489 [i.e. 491]-599, [33] p. · 388k words · STC 21215 · ESTC S116354

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Treatise 6 › Chapter 9: Of the seventh privilege: Concerning the afflictions of the godly; and namely, of the…Treatise 6 › Chapter 9: Of the seuenth priuiledge: Concerning the afflictions of the godly; and namely, of the…

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But I shall not need to say much of this matter which is clear in all mens eyes: and yet I must say that which I do in this place, because it is the ground of this discourse. For if this be true, that troubles and punishments are the fruit of sin, and that they who decline and go aside from the way of sinners,¹ shall not taste of them; it followeth that the children of God who do so,§G have a singular prerogative above others, & may be free from many sore vexations. Neither should this seem strange or admirable, forasmuch as they forsake many unlawful liberties and vain pleasures which others hunt after.

But I shall not need to say much of this matter which is cleere in all mens eies: and yet I must say that which I doe in this place, because it is the ground of this discourse. For if this be true, that troubles and punishments are the fruite of sinne, and that they who decline and goe aside from the way of sinners,¹ shall not tast of them; it followeth that the children of God who doe so,§G haue a singular prerogatiue aboue others, & may be free from many sore vexations. Neither should this seeme strange or admirable, forasmuch as they forsake many vnlawfull liberties and vaine pleasures which others hunt after.

1The freer from sin, the freer from trouble.The freer from sinne, the freer from trouble.

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But as I have said in handling the former privileges, so I must say in this: that the servants of God may enjoy this liberty; but not, that all do so. For experience proveth the contrary:

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Richard Rogers 1550?–1618

Place

London

Printer

Felix Kyngston

Bookseller

Thomas Man

Year

1603

Size

[24], 18 p., 19-20 leaves, 21-480 p., 484-490 leaves, 489 [i.e. 491]-599, [33] p.

Words

387,941

Catalogue

STC 21215 · ESTC S116354

Text

EEBO-TCP A10945

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2,090

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166

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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…

CHAP. 10. Of the second branch of this privilege, concerning the afflictions of the faithful: namely, That God delivereth them out of many, when the wicked still remain in theirs.

CHAP. 10. Of the second branch of this priuiledge, concerning the afflictions of the faithfull: namely, That God deliuereth them out of manie, when the wicked still remaine in theirs.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. 10. Of the second branch of this privilege, concerning the afflictions of the faithful: namely, That God delivereth them out of many, when the wicked still remain in theirs.

CHAP. 10. Of the second branch of this priuiledge, concerning the afflictions of the faithfull: namely, That God deliuereth them out of manie, when the wicked still remaine in theirs.

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