A10945:1882
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 which persuasion when they have once fastened upon,1 (and the oftener they think on it, the more surely they shall hold it) it is hard to say, how it reviveth and gladdeth their hearts: it is a treasure invaluable, when they once §Bsoundly know it (as they can best tell the price and value of it, who have sometimes doubted of it and have felt extreme anguish thereby:) who, if they might have been assured of it in some former fears and distress, would have preferred it before the greatest commodities.
The which perswasion when they haue once fastened vpon,1 (and the ofter they thinke on it, the more surely they shall hold it) it is hard to say, how it reuiueth and gladdeth their hearts: it is a treasure inualuable, when they once §Bsoundly know it (as they can best tell the price and value of it, who haue sometimes doubted of it and haue felt extreame anguish thereby:) who, if they might haue been assured of it in some former feares and distresse, would haue preferred it before the greatest commodities.
- 14 The fruit of the knowledge of perseverance.4 The fruit of the knowledge of perseuerance.
These therefore, when they once know and believe it, receiving it with such joy as I have said, do not (as carnal men imagine they will) abuse this precious liberty to looseness and licentiousness, as not caring what they do, or how carelessly they look to themselves, seeing they have a promise from God, that they shall persevere in his favour and in a godly life unto their end. They do not (I say) by this occasion wax slothful, worldly, idle, vain,