A10945:1921
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.
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 So that nothing is more to be lamented in the world then this: that God hauing called men to be partakers of so excellent priuiledges, and appointed for them such varietie of blessings, (whereof I haue mentioned but some part) that they should be so ignorant, as not to desire to know them; so carelesse as to reiect them; so obstinate as to tread them vnder foote: and so to lead a life (I may truely say) full of misery for want of them.
- 1All these excellent privileges as they may, so they should be known by experience.All these excellent priuiledges as they may, so they should be knowen by experience.
But whiles I set down this, me thinks I hear some objecting thus:1 How can we be persuaded that God hath provided this liberty for his in this world,