A10945:1847
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. 11. Of the third branch of this privilege: That we may have §Bmuch good by our afflictions.
CHAP. 11. Of the third branch of this priuiledge: That we may haue §Bmuch good by our afflictions.
The third point of this second branch now followeth, which is no less then a great privilege it self beside the two former, and that is: that the Lord teacheth his children aright and well to bear those afflictions, which he thinketh meet to try them with and to hold them under. So that they may not only endure and go under them patiently and contentedly,1 but also receive much good by them, as they themselves be constrained to confess. And as the Lord teacheth his people to make this use of their afflictions:2 so every one of §Chis, may also learn the same, if they be wise enough to think so; that is, to be resolved that for their exceeding benefit and profit he sendeth them. For then and never till then, they frame and address themselves to receive them from God thankfully and meekly, when his word hath throughly settled this thought and persuasion in them: which wisdom few have or attain unto, thus to think, but their own foolish reason; which (while they seek nothing but ease and freedom from trouble) leadeth them a clean contrary way, that is, to be utterly unwilling to bear them, even discouraged and heavy hearted as oft as they think on them. This wisdom therefore must be sought for, even of the good servants of God:3 that they look for them §Ddaily, and be ready to receive them from God. This it is, that must suppress and check all contrary power of carnal reason, which will be otherwise in the way at all times to annoy them.