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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.
1 OH, what a blessed thing it is with godly learned to talk, By reading and by conference, both as we sit and walk!
1 OH, what a blessed thing it is with godly learn'd to talke, By reading and by conference, both as we sit and walke!
2 And oft to think upon the joy by God for his prepared, And eke to pray with groans to him! the like hath not been hard.
2 And oft to thinke vpon the ioy by God for his prepar'd, And eke to pray with groanes to him! the like hath not beene hard.
3 It doth revive our hearts most dull, and bring our minds in frame: It doth indue our souls with light, made fit to praise Gods name.
3 It doth reuiue our hearts most dull, and bring our mindes in frame: It doth indue our soules with light, made fit to praise Gods name.