A10945:1887
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.
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?
And thus I having answered that which might seem to breed greatest question of the perseverance of the godly in the favour of God, (which case §Kthrough Gods goodness doth not fall out very oft:) I may much more boldly affirm of any other of Gods children, that he will never forsake any of his: no, although he load them with some hard burden of sorrow and pain, yet will he not forget them (they being dear unto him;) neither doth he forget himself in bringing a more sore death upon any of them, but thereafter he maketh their consolations to increase also.1 And whereas persecution amongst ⟨p. 553⟩§Aall kinds of death is counted most grievous, yet it is our weak faith that driveth us to that opinion. For neither is any death more happy,