A10945:1940
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.
1Besides this, such as find no want of it, because they know not whether there be any easier way to guide them, then they already understand, there is no doubt but many of them, if there were any extant, would keep a more sound course in their lives then now they do, having (I speak of many of them) none other help then their public teaching, which in many places is both seldom and slight.
1Besides this, such as finde no want of it, because they know not whether there be any easier way to guide them, then they already vnderstand, there is no doubt but many of them, if there were any extant, would keepe a more sound course in their liues then now they doe, hauing (I speake of many of them) none other helpe then their publique teaching, which in many places is both seldome and slight.
- 1This direction may help others.This direction may helpe others.
And to speak plainly, (if it be expedient to speak thus: for the love of Gods people constraineth me) I have my self languished long,1 (though not §Gwithout Christ in the world, and therefore not altogether without flitting comfort) sometimes to see such unsettledness in my life, such uncertainty in my ways, so oft proposing greater proceeding and more constancy in that which is good, more exercise of my faith in prayer, oftener rejoicing in the Lord for the privileges which he hath granted to us. Many years these and such like have been my desire, and longed after: but many alterations, disappointments, unsettlings of mind have come, with no small heaviness accompanying the same; until woeful experience drave me to tie up mine affections shorter, and for better stay of my self, to draw somewhat according to my small knowledge and experience out of my reading, to be a more certain