A10945:1907
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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And therefore if the Lord did so adorn this earth, as that it is yet full of admiration to see but the prints of his glory, his power and wisdom therein; and yet it is but for a season, even a while to be a place of refreshing for us: who can think how magnificent the kingdom of heaven is, which with all the infinite commodities he hath made to be a perpetual habitation and dwelling place for all his beloved ones? And so likewise it is an high degree §5of prosperity, to be enlightened to see by faith but in this world the sweet life of a Christian; yet is this but a taste of heaven, and a day there, 1is better then a thousand elsewhere: and the prerogatives of a Christian are admirable. §DWhen Paul was wrapped into the third heaven, & had heard things that were not to be uttered; it is said, that he was lift up with the abundance of revelation:2 and, When Christ was but transformed, that his garments did shine as the sun, Peter was astonished: how much more then with this glory? which in the former are but dimly represented?
And therfore if the Lord did so adorne this earth, as that it is yet full of admiration to see but the prints of his glory, his power and wisedome therein; and yet it is but for a season, euen a while to be a place of refreshing for vs: who can thinke how magnificent the kingdome of heauen is, which with all the infinite commodities he hath made to be a perpetuall habitation and dwelling place for all his beloued ones? And so likewise it is an high degree §5of prosperitie, to be inlightned to see by faith but in this world the sweet life of a Christian; yet is this but a taste of heauen, and a day there, 1is better then a thousand elsewhere: and the prerogatiues of a Christian are admirable. §DWhen Paule was wrapt into the third heauen, & had heard things that were not to be vttered; it is said, that he was lift vp with the aboundance of reuelation: