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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
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But rather we are to remember first, we are but children,1 and therefore weak. Secondly, we are very subject to many spiritual diseases; some such as take away sense of life: and therefore we must seek to be cured, and not despair of life, because it is certain that no such can perish. So that if we see, that we have turned our harts from our christian course, & offended God, or (which is more) if we have suffered our selves to be seduced any manner of way, we must not despair, or doubt of the safety of the whole person, when any one part or member is distempered, and ill at ease; but cure it,2 and labour to restore that to health again: as if it be thine heart, thine eye, thy hand, or any other part which hath offended; resort thou to the Physician Christ Jesus; §Emake thy complaint, that thou art heavy, and wouldest fain return again from whence thou art fallen: and be confident for his own promise sake, who calleth with stretched out arms, saying, Return thou which wanderest, 3and thou who wouldest find ease and comfort, come unto me, and I will refresh thee: believe in me, and I will satisfy thee in that which thou hungerest for. Now if they who have fallen and offended God, may turn home again to their first husband with good welcome: shall not they much more be beloved of ⟨p. 40⟩him, and therefore comforted by him, who have not provoked him, but are §Fonly held down through fear and infirmity?
But rather wee are to remember first, wee are but children,1 and therefore weake. Secondly, we are very subiect to many spirituall diseases; some such as take away sense of life: and therefore wee must seeke to be cured, and not despaire of life, because it is certaine that no such can perish. So that if we see, that we haue turned our harts from our christian course, & offended God, or (which is more) if we haue suffered our selues to be seduced any manner of way, we must not despaire, or doubt of the safetie of the whole person, when any one part or member is distempered, and ill at ease; but cure it,