A10945:1871
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.
But alas, how rare a thing is this to find either in the one or in the other? which causeth this and such other worthy prerogatives of the faithful, as are spoken of in the Scripture to be in small account, seeing few examples are found of this practise. And by this it may be seen what is to be understood by growing, and what this privilege is, in the laying forth of the which I am now occupied: namely, that a true Christian may be able to see and in trueth to affirm, that he enjoyeth far better liking, greater freedom, much more §Bease and sweetness in serving God, and in the Christian course, then sometime he was able to do or ever looked for. That he seeth far greater light in the will and word of God, and beauty in the Godly life; and hath much more conquest over his rebellious heart in subduing the affections thereof, then ever he thought had been possible for him; which who so enjoyeth not, is unjustly deprived of so great a commodity, as beside the salvation of his soul, hath none like it upon the earth: and yet cannot be separated from that neither.
But alas, how rare a thing is this to finde either in the one or in the other? which causeth this and such other worthie prerogatiues of the faithfull, as are spoken of in the Scripture to be in small account, seeing few examples are found of this practise. And by this it may be seene what is to be vnderstood by growing, and what this priuiledge is, in the laying forth of the which I am now occupied: namely, that a true Christian may be able to see and in trueth to affirme, that he inioieth farre better liking, greater freedome, much more §Bease and sweetnesse in seruing God, and in the Christian course, then sometime he was able to doe or euer looked for. That he seeth farre greater light in the will and word of God, and bewty in the Godly life; and hath much more conquest ouer his rebellious heart in subduing the affections thereof, then euer he thought had beene possible for him; which who so inioieth not, is vniustly depriued of so great a commodity, as beside the saluation of his soule, hath none like it vpon the earth: and yet cannot be separated from that neither.