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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
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.
For the right removing hereof, this is duly to be considered, that as the root of our comfort in Christ is not the strength of our Christian life:1 so the weakness herein, ought not to breed doubting of our salvation by Christ. §CBut for as much as all our comfort standeth in this, that God, who justifieth the ungodly, hath freely given his son, and in him is reconciled to us, who so heartily desire his favour, having been his enemies: and hath by his Gospel called us, and by his spirit wrought in our hearts a sure persuasion hereof; whereby we which were dead in sin, are made alive to God, & so are new borne: and therefore begin to be changed, first in affection, and then in conversation by little and little. Therefore if we have this assurance of our new birth, though there be in us much weakness of the spiritual life, yet we ought not to doubt, whether we be Gods children, seeing he that is new borne can never die.
For the right remouing hereof, this is duly to bee considered, that as the roote of our comfort in Christ is not the strength of our Christian life:1 so the weaknes herein, ought not to breed doubting of our saluation by Christ. §CBut for as much as all our comfort standeth in this, that God, who iustifieth the vngodly, hath freely giuen his sonne, and in him is reconciled to vs, who so heartily desire his fauour, hauing been his enemies: and hath by his Gospell called vs, and by his spirit wrought in our hearts a sure perswasion hereof; wherby we which were dead in sin, are made aliue to God, & so are new borne: and therefore begin to be chaunged, first in affection, and then in conuersation by little and little. Therefore if we haue this assurance of our new birth, though there be in vs much weakenes of the spirituall life, yet we ought not to doubt, whether we be Gods children, seeing he that is new borne can neuer die.
- 1A third persuasion to uphold a weak faith.A third perswasion to vphold a weake faith.