A10945:1913
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 therefore the Lord saith in Ezekiel, that he will take away from his children their old hearts and give them new; and write his law in them, that they may see the excellent things and wonderful which are contained therein: which others do not. So that, although the unbelievers and unregenerate may have knowledge in the letter;1 yet are they not led after it by the spirit which is §Cthe life of it. For what will not hope of promotion, living and credit do, even with natural men, in drawing them to take pains to seek for knowledge; as experience in all ages hath and doth teach? when yet, for any great matter of sound practise & comfort that many of them have by the scriptures besides, it is not worth the speaking of. For when by study and learning they have gotten the wealth and glory of this world, they have that which they sought: and as for the scriptures and the power of godliness,2 though they have a show of it, their hearts tell them, that they are not the matters which take them up in the delight of them, for they hate to be reformed by them; neither are they so precious in their eyes, as that which they have gotten by §Dthem, though it be but base and temporary.
And therefore the Lord saith in Ezekiell, that he will take away from his children their old hearts and giue them new; and write his law in them, that they may see the excellent things and wonderful which are contained therein: which others do not. So that, although the vnbeleeuers and vnregenerate may haue knowledge in the letter;1 yet are they not led after it by the spirit which is §Cthe life of it. For what will not hope of promotion, liuing and credite doe, euen with naturall men, in drawing them to take paines to seeke for knowledge; as experience in all ages hath and doth teach? when yet, for any great matter of sound practise & comfort that many of them haue by the scriptures besides, it is not worth the speaking of. For when by study and learning they haue gotten the wealth and glory of this world, they haue that which they sought: and as for the scriptures and the power of godlinesse,