A10945:1899
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.
CHAP. 14. Of the tenth and last privilege, enjoyed perfectly in the life to come, but begun here.
CHAP. 14. Of the tenth and last priuiledge, inioied perfectly in the life to come, but begunne heere.
SO that when we have had our part in all these, then cometh the greatest, and that which maketh all these great: and that is, the pleasures at Gods right hand for evermore,1 and the glory,§G the unspeakable glory, which was prepared and laid up for us before the beginning of the world. And amongst all the other although this be by many degrees the chiefest, yet I confess, that for the excellency thereof, and for that I cannot see into the beauty of it, as I do somewhat into the other,2 whereof I have some experience: I confess (I say) that I cannot express to my contentation, my mind about the same; and do fear that in speaking of it, I shall rather make it seem less, then if I said nothing: yet somewhat, seeing this place doth so require.
SO that when we haue had our part in all these, then commeth the greatest, and that which maketh all these great: and that is, the pleasures at Gods right hand for euermore,1 and the glory,§G the vnspeakeable glory, which was prepared and laid vp for vs before the beginning of the world. And amongst all the other although this be by many degrees the chiefest, yet I confesse, that for the excellency thereof, and for that I cannot see into the bewty of it, as I doe somewhat into the other,