A10945:1988
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.
and to deny §Dand affirm the same things) I say, as though it were thus, they do by every small occasion let loose the rain to licentiousness: and yet I deny not but that they do many things commendably. But what doth that avail them? For as dead flies do cause to stink and putrefy the ointment of the Apothecary:1 so some ill parts of life and dead fruits mixed with commendable virtues, do spoil them of their virtue and beauty, that they have no favour in the sight of God, neither give they any sweet smell or savour unto men: and as the leaven though it be but a little, doth sower and leaven the whole lump of dough; so some strong corruptions being suffered to bear sway in the life, do corrupt even that which otherwise would be good. For as it is a blemish §Eand deformity in nature, to see in a mans body, one eye or leg small and the other great: so if there be not proportion and agreeableness in our lives betwixt one part of it and another, it is an utter deformity in the whole.
and to denie §Dand affirme the same things) I say, as though it were thus, they do by euerie small occasion let loose the raine to licentiousnesse: and yet I denie not but that they doe many things commendably. But what doth that auaile them? For as dead flies doe cause to stinke and putrifie the ointment of the Apothecarie:1 so some ill parts of life and dead fruites mixed with commendable vertues, do spoile them of their vertue and beautie, that they haue no fauour in the sight of God, neither giue they any sweet smell or sauour vnto men: and as the leauen though it be but a little, doth sower and leauen the whole lumpe of dough; so some strong corruptions being suffered to beare sway in the life, doe corrupt euen that which otherwise would be good. For as it is a bleamish §Eand deformitie in nature, to see in a mans body, one eie or legge small and the other great: so if there be not proportion and agreeablenesse in our liues betwixt one part of it and another, it is an vtter deformitie in the whole.