A10945:1909
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.
Only this I will say, and with this I will end: That the Lord shall there wipe away every tear from the eyes of his children; and they which sowed in tears before here on earth, shall there reap in joy; death shall no more reign, neither shall there be any more lamentation, nor crying, nor sorrow:§G and for the glory, beauty, pleasure and eternity which shall be found there, it is compared unto a goodly city; whose shining is like unto a stone, most precious as a Jasper stone,1 clear as crystal, &c. And after the soul in paradise shall in her kind have enjoyed the pleasures there, then shall the body (for enjoying the fullness thereof) be adjoined to it,2 and made like to the glorious body of Jesus Christ: and be glorious it self also. The use is comfort, and such a waiting for the coming of the Son of God for our last and full deliverance, that we may well testify, that in these our houses of clay we are but strangers. So that if we lay this privilege with the rest which I have mentioned in this treatise, (all which are, and properly belong to the true believers)§H who can deny but that their part and portion is great? But oh, that it were so accounted of, even among such; and yet when I, or any have said what we can, we have said but a little: for it is far greater then we can set it out to be. For as the Queen of Sheba said to Solomon when she had heard his wisdom:3 It was a true word that I heard in mine own land of thine estate and wisdom; howbeit I believed not this report, till I came and had seen it with mine eyes: but lo, the one half was not told me; for thou hast more wisdom and and prosperity, then I have heard by report: So it may be said by Gods people (who have already in heaven a taste of the glory of the kingdom:) It was a true report which we heard by the mouth of his preachers, concerning the §Itidings of salvation & their other prerogatives; yet the one half of our prosperity & happiness was not declared and made known: for we have greater then was reported in their message. And if they find it so great in heaven, can the taste thereof choose but be sweet and great which we have here on earth?