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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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And thus I having answered the doubts of this sort of Gods people, weak in faith: I had purposed to have proceeded no further to deal with them which have the seal of God, and which are marked to eternal life: but to have disclosed the pack of counterfeits, and to have proved that many such, as say they are Christians, and the elect of God, and are not, but do lie; that they are nothing less then the children of God (for as the weakest in faith must not be deprived of their privilege, as to think they are not the Lords: so must not the most glossing hypocrites be suffered to conceive a false opinion or hope of that which is none of theirs: as to dream of happiness) This, I say, I had §Gpurposed next to have entered into: but in the mean while, it cometh into my mind (by occasion of such, as I have answered already, that is, the faithful; who having received much comfort through their hope, after an effectual calling,1 have yet after that, been troubled with doubtings) by occasion of them (I say) I called to mind another sort of Gods dear servants, who are weaker then they, deeplier grieved, and therefore more tenderly to be regarded: least that they being bruised reeds, should be altogether broken, and as smoking flax should be utterly quenched.
And thus I hauing answered the doubts of this sort of Gods people, weak in faith: I had purposed to haue proceeded no further to deale with them which haue the seale of God, and which are marked to eternall life: but to haue disclosed the packe of counterfeits, and to haue proued that many such, as say they are Christians, and the elect of God, and are not, but doe lie; that they are nothing lesse then the children of God (for as the weakest in faith must not be depriued of their priuiledge, as to thinke they are not ye Lords: so must not the most glozing hypocrites be suffered to conceiue a false opinion or hope of that which is none of theirs: as to dreame of happines) This, I say, I had §Gpurposed next to haue entred into: but in the meane while, it commeth into my minde (by occasion of such, as I haue answered alreadie, that is, the faithfull; who hauing receiued much comfort through their hope, after an effectuall calling,1 haue yet after that, been troubled with doubtings) by occasion of them (I say) I called to mind another sort of Gods deare seruants, who are weaker then they, deeplier grieued, and therefore more tenderly to be regarded: least that they being brused reedes, should be altogether broken, and as smoking flaxe should be vtterly quenched.