A10945:1918
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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This in few words is that which I wish the true Christian reader to meditate on and consider, which all Gods people have so great need to enjoy and partake ⟨p. 565⟩§Aby faith, as it must needs grieve all that do understand and love the excellency of it, to see so many to be void thereof, to whom yet the Lord hath graciously and freely bequeathed it. And I pray God in most fervent manner, to enlarge the hearts of all his good servants, that seeing many mourn in Zion, and are holden down with sundry and sore afflictions till they faint again, (as though there were no comfort to be found for them, to the easing of their heavy hearts) that they may consider what the Lord hath provided for the easing of them, even this: to believe, that all the forementioned privileges belong unto them: that though their sorrows be many and great, yet §Bthey may not drive them from hope in God, but send them more earnestly to groan to him by prayer, that they may receive and take these things to their comfort, which he for that very cause hath committed to writing; that those his children which are brought low, and into distress, and almost to utter despair, may lift up their heads, and rejoice for so great hope of redemption and deliverance at hand coming towards them.
This in few words is that which I wish the true Christian reader to meditate on and consider, which all Gods people haue so great need to inioy and partake ⟨p. 565⟩§Aby faith, as it must needs grieue all that doe vnderstand and loue the excellency of it, to see so many to be void thereof, to whom yet the Lord hath graciously and freely bequeathed it. And I pray God in most feruent maner, to inlarge the hearts of all his good seruants, that seeing many mourne in Sion, and are holden downe with sundry and sore afflictions till they faint againe, (as though there were no comfort to be found for them, to the easing of their heauy hearts) that they may consider what the Lord hath prouided for the easing of them, euen this: to beleeue, that all the forementioned priuiledges belong vnto them: that though their sorrowes be many and great, yet §Bthey may not driue them from hope in God, but send them more earnestly to grone to him by praier, that they may receiue and take these things to their comfort, which he for that very cause hath committed to writing; that those his children which are brought low, and into distresse, and almost to vtter despaire, may lift vp their heads, and reioice for so great hope of redemption and deliuerance at hand comming towards them.