A10945:1880
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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1Furthermore to persuade this point more strongly to Gods children, (of whom many are long held in doubting of the same) and for that it is by the §Gchurch of Rome flatly denied: we ought not to doubt of this, but that as God hath been with other of his servants in all ages;2 so he will be with us which are his in this age, or which shall be his hereafter. And therefore as he hath given them a good end of their pilgrimage, although not without many combats and conflicts: so will he do also unto us which remain, after we have suffered a little,3 as the Apostle speaketh. Even as Moses, Caleb, and Joshua with others, suffered many things after they first became faithful unto the Lord; yet because he had chosen them, and had promised to be with them, therefore he also did gather them up to their fathers, and they finished their course in peace.
1Furthermore to perswade this point more strongly to Gods children, (of whom many are long held in doubting of the same) and for that it is by the §Gchurch of Rome flatly denied: we ought not to doubt of this, but that as God hath been with other of his seruants in all ages;2 so he will be with vs which are his in this age, or which shall be his heerafter. And therefore as he hath giuen them a good end of their pilgrimage, although not without many combats and conflicts: so will he do also vnto vs which remaine, after we haue suffered a little,3 as the Apostle speaketh. Euen as Moses, Caleb, and Iosua with others, suffered many things after they first became faithfull vnto the Lord; yet because he had chosen them, and had promised to be with them, therefore he also did gather them vp to their fathers, and they finished their course in peace.