A10945:1949
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.
CHAP. 3. Of answering this objection: That no such direction can be observed daily.
CHAP. 3. Of answering this obiection: That no such direction can be obserued daily.
But I having thus showed the cause why I took this in hand, and answered them, who may think that no direction for a Christian through the day is of necessity to be imposed upon him: now I will proceed to satisfy the reasonable about this particular direction, or the like in effect, by answering such objections as may be brought against the same. Some perhaps §Cwill object and say: It cannot be daily observed of any man,1 neither have they heard, that good men in other ages have been given to any such speculative life, except the monks and friars, and other of that rabble: they will not deny but it is good, sometime to give our selves to prayer and other good exercises; but every day to do it,2 and to be tied unto them and to other duties before mentioned, were a toil intolerable which no man can like of, & a taking away of all delight from our lives. Again, they say: What should become of mens labour and business in the world? how should it go forward? Also they say: It were a strange world to see men live now after such a sort, and a bringing in of Monkery again.
BVt I hauing thus shewed the cause why I tooke this in hand, and answered them, who may thinke that no direction for a Christian through the day is of necessitie to be imposed vpon him: now I will proceed to satisfie the reasonable about this particular direction, or the like in effect, by answering such obiections as may be brought against the same. Some perhaps §Cwill obiect and say: It cannot be daily obserued of any man,