A10945:1853
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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And although for a while we be tried, and therein may seem to be neglected and forgotten of him; when others shake off the Lords yoke, and shun the troubles by an evil conscience, which he layeth upon them: yet when they shall after be plunged into dangers without recovery, then shall ours be at an end, and our rejoicing never cease nor be taken from us. Through this faith David comforted himself in his God, when wicked men consulted to take ⟨p. 541⟩§Away his life. Through this wisdom which I have spoken of, (an inseparable companion of faith) he said when his troubles were sore and great: I have held my peace, because thou (ô Lord) haddest done it: 1and that God was most loving unto him for all that. And so when by this wisdom and faith he had waited patiently on God, he reaped experience and gladness as the fruit thereof, which he himself expresseth in these words, saying:2 It is good for me (ô Lord) that I have been afflicted. And the like speeches he uttered at sundry times in many of his psalms, which for brevity sake I omit: whereby it may be gathered, that from time to time he was thus upholden in his troubles; and therefore §Bthat he enjoyed this liberty and privilege in his life, to find his very crosses profitable and good unto him.
And although for a while we be tried, and therein may seeme to be neglected and forgotten of him; when others shake off the Lords yoke, and shunne the troubles by an euill conscience, which he laieth vpon them: yet when they shall after be plunged into dangers without recouery, then shall ours be at an end, and our reioicing neuer cease nor be taken from vs. Through this faith Dauid comforted himselfe in his God, when wicked men consulted to take ⟨p. 541⟩§Away his life. Through this wisdome which I haue spoken of, (an inseparable companion of faith) he said when his troubles were sore and great: I haue held my peace, because thou (ô Lord) haddest done it: