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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…
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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yet I say further, that seeing he cannot be satisfied, till his doubtfulness (which by all his might he seeketh to subdue) be removed, and his soul set at liberty again by some new light in Gods promises: therefore he is to be persuaded that he labouring after, and groaning to rest his wearied and heavy heart on these, he cannot miscarry, nor be forsaken of §Ithe Lord in the lowest depth of his distress.1 For some one or other testimony and property of the new birth shall ever be found in him, although he always feeleth it not, neither perceiveth it himself; whereby it shall be manifest, that he liveth to God the life of God: even as hearing, breathing, moving, feeling, and such like, are infallible tokens of life in the body, which by many likelihoods appeareth to be dead. And if to his own judgement it seemeth, that all hope is cut off through the rage of the devil, and strength of the temptation: yet it is, as if a man were suddenly stricken down to the ground with some violent blow, and amazed, who yet afterward recovereth himself again: so that even he, which feeleth not that he hath faith and §Klife, is not yet without it, seeing he is not without that work of the spirit, which always accompanieth it; although indeed he hath need of especial and strong comfort. And this is mine answer.
yet I say further, that seeing hee cannot be satisfied, till his doubtfulnes (which by all his might he seeketh to subdue) be remoued, and his soule set at libertie againe by some new light in Gods promises: therefore he is to be perswaded that he labouring after, and groaning to rest his wearied and heauie heart on these, he cannot miscarry, nor be forsaken of §Ithe Lord in the lowest depth of his distresse.1 For some one or other testimonie and propertie of the new birth shall euer be found in him, although hee alwaies feeleth it not, neither perceiueth it himselfe; whereby it shall be manifest, that he liueth to God the life of God: euen as hearing, breathing, mouing, feeling, and such like, are infallible tokens of life in the bodie, which by many likelihoods appeareth to be dead. And if to his owne iudgement it seemeth, that all hope is cut off through the rage of the diuell, and strength of the temptation: yet it is, as if a man were suddenly striken downe to the ground with some violent blow, and amazed, who yet afterward recouereth himselfe againe: so that euen he, which feeleth not that he hath faith and