A10945:1942
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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it both causeth great distraction and unsettledness in them, though otherwise good men, and bringeth much barrenness of heart, giveth more strength to their corruption and more advantage to the adversary, and therewithal depriveth them §Kof much communion with the Lord and comfort thereby, and causeth that the godly life is not found and enjoyed of them in many points as it might be.
it both causeth great distraction and vnsetlednesse in them, though otherwise good men, and bringeth much barrennes of heart, giueth more strength to their corruption and more aduantage to the aduersary, and therewithall depriueth them §Kof much communion with the Lord and comfort thereby, and causeth that the godly life is not found and inioied of them in many points as it might be.
I have spoken much of the privileges of a godly life, though no tongue of Angels can sufficiently set out the same: yet many (no doubt) of good hope have not found it so,1 for that they have had but weak helps to set them forward, in having their part in them, but are ignorant rather of the variety of ⟨p. 573⟩§Athe good things, which God hath prepared for them that love him, and therefore their faith and comfort are weak, when yet their discouragements and hinderances have been strong and many. These at some time have felt the favour of God shed into their harts, that they might not turn from him altogether: but if they have not attained to some good order and settled course to direct themselves by, they must needs taste the more of the corruption of the world, be the more in subjection to their rebellious affections, and therefore the less feel the benefit of a Godly life.