A10945:1959
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.
1Indeed I grant, that this is not pleasure unto all: neither is that to be proved §Kof me; but that it is a pleasure to those which love the Lord, & no toil to be conversant with him in one part of their life or other all the day long; and that with delight it may be aimed at, as at a mark, that they may please God in the things which they go about, even throughout the day, and may have an eye to their actions which they do,2 that they may not offend him: This unto the upright in heart is such a pleasure, as without it there is none to ⟨p. 579⟩§Athem; although I deny not, but that there is much resistance against it, partly through corruption, and partly for want of the knowledge of it: who yet when they have further understanding, are most of all grieved for this, that they wandered so long uncheerfully, because they knew no better. And as for them which are not pure in heart, though indeed they please themselves some way or other, yet their pleasures are but pain: and though they follow a way that seemeth pleasant; yet the issues thereof are the ways of death: 3Insomuch that not only stolen waters, which are commonly most sweet, that is, unlawful liberties, are mixed with poison; but even the pleasures of wealth and marriage, §Bwhich are things not unlawful, do hold them out of Gods kingdom.4
1Indeed I graunt, that this is not pleasure vnto all: neither is that to be proued §Kof me; but that it is a pleasure to those which loue the Lord, & no toile to be conuersant with him in one part of their life or other all the day long; and that with delight it may be aimed at, as at a marke, that they may please God in the things which they goe about, euen throughout the day, and may haue an eie to their actions which they doe,