A10945:1960

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…

Name: Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading…
Author: Richard Rogers

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.

Richard Rogers 1550?–1618London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1603

[24], 18 p., 19-20 leaves, 21-480 p., 484-490 leaves, 489 [i.e. 491]-599, [33] p. · 388k words · STC 21215 · ESTC S116354

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Treatise 7 › Chapter 4: Of answer to this reason against the practise of daily direction: That it is toilsome…Treatise 7 › Chapter 4: Of answer to this reason against the practise of daily direction: That it is toilesome…

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Thus it may appear, that it is no wearisome thing to be settled in such a course (wherein we may please God) as frailty will permit: but the sound and chiefest pleasure rather, yea and besides, it is that only,¹ which so seasoneth our earthly and temporal liberties, that so they become lawful and pleasant to us also; and the duties and works of our callings, that they be not (as to others) burdensome and tedious. If all find it not so, yet let the trueth remain, and let such learn otherwise. And if by the untowardness and rebellion of the heart, there be sometime found unpleasantness and wearisomeness in good things, even amongst the best, so that they be overcome thereof: §Cyet must not the unruly heart, for all that, be yielded unto, but be the more strongly mastered, and all liberty which we find to be an hinderance from the life of godliness, removed.

Thus it may appeare, that it is no wearisome thing to be setled in such a course (wherein we may please God) as frailty will permit: but the sound and chiefest pleasure rather, yea and besides, it is that onely,¹ which so seasoneth our earthly and temporall liberties, that so they become lawfull and pleasant to vs also; and the duties and works of our callings, that they be not (as to others) burthensome and tedious. If all finde it not so, yet let the trueth remaine, and let such learne otherwise. And if by the vntowardnesse and rebellion of the heart, there be sometime found vnpleasantnesse and wearisomnesse in good things, euen amongst the best, so that they be ouercome thereof: §Cyet must not the vnruly heart, for all that, be yeelded vnto, but be the more strongly mastered, and all libertie which we finde to be an hinderance from the life of godlinesse, remooued.

1Godliness seasoneth all earthly liberties.Godlinesse seasoneth all earthly liberties.

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Richard Rogers 1550?–1618

Place

London

Printer

Felix Kyngston

Bookseller

Thomas Man

Year

1603

Size

[24], 18 p., 19-20 leaves, 21-480 p., 484-490 leaves, 489 [i.e. 491]-599, [33] p.

Words

387,941

Catalogue

STC 21215 · ESTC S116354

Text

EEBO-TCP A10945

Passages

2,090

Sections

166

Title page

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…

CHAP. 5. §EOf an answer to another reason against daily directing of us: That it would break off all society and fellowship amongst men.

CHAP. 5. §EOf an answer to another reason against daily directing of vs: That it would breake off all societie and fellowship amongst men.

CHAP. 6. Of the doubts and objections which weak Christians ought to propound, until they be satisfied; namely, how they may attain to such direction daily: and §Canswer thereto: and other like, namely, that they count it hard: and what such ought to do.

CHAP. 6. Of the doubts and obiections which weake Christians ought to propound, vntill they be satisfied; namely, how they may atteine to such direction daily: and §Canswer thereto: and other like, namely, that they count it hard: and what such ought to do.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36