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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.
CHAP. 9. The difference of believers from them that are none.
CHAP. 9. The difference of beleeuers from them that are none.
Now followeth the second point, wherein for the clearer manifestation of that which hath been said, I must now discern from the former sort, such as have great show of faithful ones and believers, ⟨p. 45⟩§Aand yet are nothing less, and show that the weakest Christians, of whom I have spoken, may see their estate apparently different from theirs; who yet come nearest of other, unto believers: and then answer some doubts, which I know do stick in the minds of divers about this matter.
NOw followeth the second point, wherein for the cleerer manifestation of that which hath been said, I must now discerne from the former sort, such as haue great shew of faithfull ones and beleeuers, ⟨p. 45⟩§Aand yet are nothing lesse, and shew that the weakest Christians, of whom I haue spoken, may see their estate apparantly different from theirs; who yet come neerest of other, vnto beleeuers: and then answere some doubts, which I know doe sticke in the mindes of diuers about this matter.
And first whereas some may marvel, that I in the describing of Gods children, have not rested in these as infallible marks thereof, namely, 1. sorrow for their misery, 2. confession of their sins to God, 3. fear of his displeasure for the same, and 4. desiring some kind of amendment of life; seeing they are also in them, who are effectually called of God: I answer, I have followed the Scripture herein, and that I have in showing who are the