A10945:2017
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.
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.
4 It causeth us our time to spend in fruit, and heavenly sort: It keeps from every evil way, and so from ill report.
4 It causeth vs our time to spend in fruit, and heauenly sort: It keeps from euery euill way, and so from ill report.
5 It holds our minds from earthly thoughts and vanities most vain: It doth become pleasant and sweet, instead of irksome pain.
5 It holds our minds frō earthly thoghts and vanities most vaine: It doth become pleasant and sweet, instead of irkesome paine.