A10945:1866
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 Apostles themselves the first three years after they were called to follow Christ, had no great matter in them above other Christians: but after that our Saviour had sent them greater measure of heavenly grace from above, who doth not see by the history of their acts, how unlike they were unto such as they had been? I do not mean, in the visible gifts of the holy Ghost which were extraordinary; but in faith, in joy, in duties of their callings: as he told all the eleven at his departure from them:1 I have many things to say to you, but you cannot receive them now; yea rather, you hardly understand §Cme: but the day is at hand, when ye shall not need to ask any questions. 2And Peter, after he feared God, yet was dismayed at the words of a silly damsel:3 but after greater grace received, was not afraid of the mighty, no not the high priest. So were sundry of the churches: as that of Thessalonica, 4who for all that their beginnings were famous (as appeareth in the first epistle of Saint Paul, which he wrote to them) yet did they increase mightily,5 as may be seen in the second: for thus he writeth to them:6 We ought to give thanks to God always for you (brethren) forasmuch as your faith increaseth exceedingly, and the love of every one of you each to other, aboundeth: so that we rejoice yea we boast of you to other churches, because of your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations §Dthat ye suffer.
The Apostles themselues the first three yeeres after they were called to follow Christ, had no great matter in them aboue other Christians: but after that our Sauiour had sent them greater measure of heauenly grace from aboue, who doth not see by the history of their actes, how vnlike they were vnto such as they had beene? I doe not meane, in the visible gifts of the holy Ghost which were extraordinary; but in faith, in ioy, in duties of their callings: as he told all the eleuen at his departure from them: