A10945:1953
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. 4. Of answer to this reason against the practise of daily direction: That it is toilsome and inconvenient, taking away all pleasure from men, and hinders their labours.
CHAP. 4. Of answer to this reason against the practise of daily direction: That it is toilesome and inconuenient, taking away all pleasure from men, and hinders their labours.
But now I have showed that it is not impossible,1 I will further answer their reasons, whereby they are led to think it a toil intolerable, & that which would bring exceeding inconvenience. §EFirst therefore, whereas they think it would make mans life irksome and a very toil, to bring our selves to this point, that our lives should be overlooked and regarded throughout the day, and that we should observe certain rules for the well ordering of the same: the trueth is,2 that there is no pleasure nor comfort in the world like it; no, nor (to them who know it should be so) without it, howsoever men think otherwise. Which if I can prove, I hope they will be far from this ⟨p. 578⟩mind, to account it toil or wearisomeness. And for proof hereof, they §F