A10945:1831
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.
And this is that which I have gone about to prove, for the comfort of my brethren: that many of us who belong to the Lord, do find more troubles and afflictions then we need to do, and that through our own sin. And therefore I conclude, seeing it is so: that the Lord who guideth his servants in a ⟨p. 533⟩§Amore holy course then many of the other sort are content to be guided in, doth thereby grant them this privilege and liberty: that they do escape and are delivered from infinite troubles and calamities, which others who count godliness to strict and precise a course for them, do oft rush and run into.
And this is that which I haue gone about to prooue, for the comfort of my bretheren: that many of vs who belong to the Lord, doe finde more troubles and afflictions then we neede to doe, and that through our owne sinne. And therfore I conclude, seeing it is so: that the Lord who guideth his seruants in a ⟨p. 533⟩§Amore holy course then many of the other sort are content to be guided in, doth thereby grant them this priuiledge and liberty: that they doe escape and are deliuered from infinite troubles and calamities, which others who count godlinesse to strict and precise a course for them, doe oft rush and runne into.
Oh that this might enter into them deeply and do them good,1 for whose cause chiefly I have spoken it; I mean, many of Gods people: who although they have some love to their brethren, and embrace the gospel heartily and reverently, and have many other good things in them, (it behooveth §Bme so to judge of them) yea generally they propound to themselves a good course, namely to live after the gospel: yet particularly, are such in their lives as bring small glory to the gospel, but pass over many parts of their lives with very sleight examination, as they do also the government of their hearts. Which faults notwithstanding they be convinced of, yet will they not yield, but go forward in them still: and as for those things which they may lawfully do, although they offend never so manifoldly in and about the same in manner of doing them,