A10945:1993
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
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The other objections which remain, are few, and shall in few words be answered. Of the which this is one: Though you that have nothing to trouble you, but sit quiet at your studies and lead a scholars life, may be fit to guide your selves in such a manner as here hath been set down (as indeed it becometh you well, and all do look for it at your hands, who should be lights unto others:) §Eyet it is not therefore to be urged upon us.1 Yea these Objectors do further allege: If it be hard, even for you scholars & ministers, to observe it, who have so many helps to set you forward over we have; there is small equity in it, that we should be enjoined the same performance of duty which is required of you: our hinderances and lets in the world being more and far greater than yours, and our helps and furtherances fewer and weaker, as ye know. But to these I answer: As there are more helps to the learned and ministry, ⟨p. 590⟩and fewer lets (who for the most part have their living provided them, and §Fmay be much more free (as they ought to be) from earthly entanglements, than others, except they love to have their hands and their heads full of worldly dealings:) so they have more duties to perform besides these, which are common to all private Christians. For they ought not to rest in the direction aforesaid,2 which is common to every private believer: but according to their special calling, as they are ministers, they ought to perform the several duties thereof publicly and privately, both by attendance to reading themselves, and also as watchmen to look unto others diligently, in exhorting,3 admonishing, rebuking, comforting and instructing them, as occasion §Gshall be offered.
THe other obiections which remaine, are few, and shall in few words be answered. Of the which this is one: Though you that haue nothing to trouble you, but sit quiet at your studies and leade a scholars life, may be fit to guide your selues in such a maner as heere hath beene set downe (as indeed it becommeth you well, and all doe looke for it at your hands, who should be lights vnto others:)