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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.
For it is not to be attributed to Satan, or any want of subtlety, readiness to hurt, ablenes, malice and cruelty; that either the one sort is at all preserved, or the other more freed from the like measure of languishing and fear, §Bor (which is the senseless sickness and disease of this age, and far more dangerous) from bold security and presumption: but (as I have said) the Lords keeping of them both: Neither is it any marvel to us (though it be not marked of the unbelievers) because the Lord hath his eye ever upon his beloved ones (as David speaketh, Psalm. 41.12.) That he may see that no hurt befall them; even as a mother hath her eye always on the young child which beginneth to go, that it get no knocks.
For it is not to be attributed to Sathan, or any want of subtiltie, readines to hurt, ablenes, malice and crueltie; that either the one sort is at all preserued, or the other more freed from the like measure of languishing and feare, §Bor (which is the senselesse sicknes and disease of this age, and farre more dangerous) from bold securitie and presumption: but (as I haue said) the Lords keeping of them both: Neither is it any meruaile to vs (though it be not marked of the vnbeleeuers) because the Lord hath his eye euer vpon his beloued ones (as Dauid speaketh, Psalm. 41.12.) That he may see that no hurt befall them; euen as a mother hath her eye alwaies on the young child which beginneth to goe, that it get no knocks.
But now to conclude, ye will ask, what remedies are to be used against such sore assaults? First I say, that seeing their consciences bear them witness, how much these temptations are repugnant to their desires and liking; §Cand chiefly raised and procured by Satan in them, who abuseth their simplicity: therefore there is no cause, why they should be so discouraged,