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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.
But these when I consider their falsehood towards God, and their double dealing, that they would not give their hearts to him to believe his mercies,1 to be their only treasures, and so hold fast their confidence in him (who would sufficiently have recompensed their forsaking of the world) I cease marvelling at them, although they are fallen from an high account and estimation among the servants of God,2 unto a vile and reproachful estate, to be reckoned with the unbelievers; some of them making this their chief religion, rather to be judges and censurers of their brethren, then to hold and retain love and fellowship with them. For whom yet, I will not §Kcease to entreat the Lord daily, that if any of them belong to him, it would please him to awake them, and to bring them home with the prodigal son, in the sight of those who have seen their revolt: that so, not only themselves may be saved, though they take shame in the world; but others also, who were emboldened to sin by their example, may be reclaimed.
But these when I consider their falsehood towards God, and their double dealing, that they would not giue their hearts to him to beleeue his mercies,1 to be their onely treasures, and so hold fast their confidence in him (who would sufficiently haue recompenced their forsaking of the world) I cease meruailing at them, although they are fallen from an high account and estimation among the seruants of God,2 vnto a vile and reprochfull estate, to be reckoned with the vnbeleeuers; some of them making this their chiefe religion, rather to be iudges and censurers of their brethren, then to hold and retaine loue and fellowship with them. For whom yet, I will not §Kcease to intreate the Lord dailie, that if any of them belong to him, it would please him to awake them, and to bring them home with the prodigal sonne, in the sight of those who haue seene their reuolt: that so, not onely themselues may be saued, though they take shame in the world; but others also, who were imboldened to sinne by their example, may be reclaimed.