A10945:2005
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 whatsoever knowledge of gods will ye have found by diligent seeking of it, and hidden the same in your hearts, as treasure in the safest place,1 to the end ye might not so m•ch as wander from Gods commandments, praising him for the same; yet pray still to God, as the blessed of the Lord have done,2 ô teach us still thy statutes: and grow in grace & in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. The blind world seeth not the happy end of that to you, which seemeth to them to be the greatest misery, whiles ye arm and settle your selves to walk on constantly in the course ye have begun. And God knoweth whether he hath given that grace unto you, to a further end then they once think of: that is to say, that when they shall see God to bless you therein, §Emany of them which are as yet of the synagogue of Satan,3 which call themselves Jews, and are not, but do lie, may come and worship before your feet, and know that he hath loved you: yea, it may come to pass, that when they shall after better and more mature deliberation, see and be constrained to say, God is with you of a trueth, that ten of them may take one of you by the skirt and say: We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you:4 Nay it is certain, that your light so shining as hath been said,5 many shall see ⟨p. 596⟩your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven. More I will not §Fsay to you.
And whatsoeuer knowledge of gods will yee haue found by diligent seeking of it, and hidden the same in your hearts, as treasure in the safest place,1