A10945:2044
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.
29 All pleasure, Folly they did call, which heretofore they found: And sorrowed, that they had no part in that which was most sound.
29 All pleasure, Folly they did call, which heeretofore they found: And sorrow'd, that they had no part in that which was most sound.
30 They have cried out of idle life and of their youth misspent: That to the reading of good books their hearts they have not bent.
30 They haue cried out of idle life and of their youth mispent: That to the reading of good bookes their hearts they haue not bent.
31 For what though men should set themselves to seek a pleasant life: In all things, ease and peace to find, and to be void of strife?
31 For what though men should set themselues to seeke a pleasant life: In all things, ease and peace to finde, and to be voide of strife?