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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 that I say no more of this, it is no hard matter to conceive, what sweet consolation a believing heart enjoyeth which hath experience of this: for he believing the promises of these things, from day to day, and having most sweet peace of conscience with confidence, as a fruit of believing them already, §Dhow great must his comfort needs be, which ariseth from both, and especially for the hope which he hath of that which is yet to come?
And that I say no more of this, it is no hard matter to conceiue, what sweet consolation a beleeuing heart inioyeth which hath experience of this: for he beleeuing the promises of these things, from day to day, and hauing most sweet peace of conscience with confidence, as a fruite of beleeuing them already, §Dhow great must his comfort needs be, which ariseth from both, and especially for the hope which he hath of that which is yet to come?
Oh that all who fear God did believe this, as they may boldly and ought confidently to do, that they might enrich themselves by having their part in it from time to time.1 So that nothing is more to be lamented in the world then this: that God having called men to be partakers of so excellent privileges, and appointed for them such variety of blessings, (whereof I have mentioned but some part) that they should be so ignorant, as not to desire to know them; so careless as to reject them; so obstinate as to tread them under foot: and so to lead a life (I may truly say) full of misery for want of them.
Oh that all who feare God did beleeue this, as they may boldly and ought confidently to doe, that they might inrich themselues by hauing their part in it from time to time.1