A10945:2007
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.
For indeed it is not meet, that such as at the first enlightening of them by faith through the preaching of the gospel,1 could not satisfy themselves in being thankful to God for their deliverance which they saw: should after, make a common matter of Gods love, and leave their fervency in honouring him, and their first love to him, which they thought sometime could never be §Ienough.2 And therefore it is not to be doubted, but that such have many complainings of their looseness and security, and many accusings of themselves, when they smart for such negligence and boldness in sinning against God, by such corrections as he doth inflict upon them. And to omit all other (for there is now no time to mention many) even this is one: that whereas many of them, who while they walked uprightly, walked safely, yet since they waxed more weary of Gods service, they were driven many times to contrary straits, complaining that they could not find the comforts in Gods word and promises, which they were wont to enjoy. And who doubteth, but that it must needs be so? For although some take discomfort without any just §Kcause, either when they cannot do the good they would, or when Gods hand is upon them by some sore afflictions; in which cases their grief ought not to exceed: yet that it doth so, when men walk not soundly with God, and follow not that which they know they should, what marvel is it?
For indeed it is not meet, that such as at the first inlightning of them by faith through the preaching of the gospell,1 could not satisfy themselues in being thankefull to God for their deliuerance which they saw: should after, make a common matter of Gods loue, and leaue their feruency in honouring him, and their first loue to him, which they thought sometime could neuer be §Ienough.2 And therefore it is not to be doubted, but that such haue manie complainings of their loosenesse and security, and manie accusings of themselues, when they smart for such negligence and boldnesse in sinning against God, by such corrections as he doth inflict vpon them. And to omit all other (for there is now no time to mention manie) euen this is one: that whereas manie of them, who while they walked vprightly, walked safely, yet since they waxed more wearie of Gods seruice, they were driuen manie times to contrarie streights, complaining that they could not finde the comforts in Gods word and promises, which they were wont to inioy. And who doubteth, but that it must needs be so? For although some take discomfort without any iust