A10945:1886
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 as no man blameth a young infant, nor rateth it for casting the hat or coat into the fire, as he would a child of five or six years of age; the one having sufficient discretion to know it doth evil, the other not: so it is with the two kinds of people, which may possibly deprive themselves of life: the one knoweth what he doth, and therefore shall be sure to pay dear for it; the other doth not: and having before that pang and distraction in times past witnessed an holy and christian heart by an unrebukeable conversation, he is not to be judged according to that one action, the which he always abhorred when he had perfect and sound remembrance; and when he did it, did he knew not what.
But as no man blameth a yong infant, nor rateth it for casting the hat or coat into the fire, as he would a childe of fiue or sixe yeeres of age; the one hauing sufficient discretion to know it doth euill, the other not: so it is with the two kindes of people, which may possibly depriue themselues of life: the one knoweth what he doth, and therefore shall be sure to pay deare for it; the other doth not: and hauing before that pange and distraction in times past witnessed an holy and christian heart by an vnrebukeable conuersation, he is not to be iudged according to that one action, the which he alwaies abhorred when he had perfect and sound remembrance; and when he did it, did he knew not what.
And if we do what we can to comfort him, which against his will and through the malice and tyranny of the divill, was suddenly forced to utter some blasphemous word against the majesty of God; and think that by good right we ought to do so: how much more ought we to have a charitable judgement of him, who having ever since he first gave profession to the gospel, been well reported of the brethren and of the trueth it self; hath at one time when he wanted his right and sound judgement, fallen into this heinous trespass?
And if we doe what we can to comfort him, which against his will and through the malice and tyranny of the diuill, was suddenly forced to vtter some blasphemous word against the maiesty of God; and thinke that by good right we ought to doe so: how much more ought we to haue a charitable iudgement of him, who hauing euer since he first gaue profession to the gospell, beene well reported of the brethren and of the trueth it selfe; hath at one time when he wanted his right and sound iudgement, fallen into this hainous trespasse?