A10945:1928
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.
Furthermore, the comfort which they have in their lives,1 being rather felt in their own hearts than seen of strangers, and their reproach in the world great, and their condition counted unfortunate: how can the happiness of them be known, as I have said, although it be no less, yea rather far greater, than I have set it down to be? No, no, they must have eyes as clear as crystal, who can see and behold this.
Furthermore, the comfort which they haue in their liues,1 being rather felt in their owne hearts than seene of strangers, and their reproch in the world great, and their condition counted vnfortunate: how can the happinesse of them be knowen, as I haue said, although it be no lesse, yea rather farre greater, than I haue set it downe to be? No, no, they must haue eyes as cleere as chrystall, who can see and beholde this.
And that I may leave no doubt in any mans mind about this matter,1 I must desire them to think, that my meaning is not, that Gods children, for all the privileges wherewith God honoureth them, both here, and especially will do in the life to come, are therefore without their several infirmities §Eand blots also, (some of them) unto the which the rest (through their own corruption yet remaining in them, and the devils malice) are subject: which (though they debar them not of the forenamed prerogatives, seeing they are willingly brought to repent of them) is one great cause, why these objectors see so little in the godly life, as either to commend it, or to be themselves encouraged to embrace it. But yet while these mark not these things, but only behold the slips and blemishes in the men themselves, though in some