A10945:1840
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.
The dangers of Gods people under the government of king Ahashuerosh, who knoweth not? How had that wicked Haman by malice and subtlety obtained of the king, commission to take their goods and put them to death?1 The day was set, and all preparation made for the bringing of it to pass: and yet ⟨p. 536⟩before it could be effected, how did the Lord at the humble suit of Mordecai §Fand the Queen Esther in prayer and fasting, seeking unto him, turn away the plague from them, and delivering them, bring their enemies and Haman the first of all the rest (as he was the chiefest) into their room? even as Daniel was delivered out of the lions den (the Lord shutting their mouths that they should not hurt him:2) but his accusers being thrown in after that he was delivered, the lions had the mastery over them, and brake their bones or ever they came at the ground of the den. The whole story of the Bible is full of such examples: wherein this is most clearly to be seen, how God hath delivered his, trusting in him, from and out of many and great dangers and §Gcalamities. So that if God do this for his, then his servants may assuredly look for it.
The dangers of Gods people vnder the gouernment of king Ahashuerosh, who knoweth not? How had that wicked Haman by malice and subtiltie obtained of the king, commission to take their goods and put them to death?1 The day was set, and all preparation made for the bringing of it to passe: and yet ⟨p. 536⟩before it could be effected, how did the Lord at the humble sute of Mardocheus §Fand the Queene Hester in prayer and fasting, seeking vnto him, turne away the plague from them, and deliuering them, bring their enemies and Haman the first of all the rest (as he was the chiefest) into their roome? euen as Daniel was deliuered out of the lions denne (the Lord shutting their mouthes that they should not hurt him: