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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.
There are many things of like sort, with which Satan doth blindfold sundry of good hope: as that, for having some infirmities, or falls breaking forth in them, therefore they cannot be beloved of God: and when they find that in some sort they can overcome them, then they think they are the beloved of God: in neither of which a man is to place his safety. For both the dear Saints of God may possibly be led out of the way,1 to commit somewhat §Eoffensively: neither is he to promise well to himself, who sometimes keepeth from sins, which at other times he hath fallen into: for it may be, that there is no great occasion offered him that way; or he is otherwise busied, so as he is not so easily carried after such temptations; or some sins of another sort as grievous, do hold him under. And therefore seeing many are deceived this way, partly for want of knowledge and grounded judgement in the truth, and partly whiles they have through long custom been ⟨p. 50⟩detained and holden in such snares, they are to be desired in the most earnest §Fmanner, that they would bestow some of their time and meditations about the substance and marrow of their happiness, to see that they have a part in it indeed:2 and as S. Peter saith, to give all diligence to make their calling and election sure: and in trying by all means, whether their faith, their hope, their patience, and love be sound, though unperfect; and true and effectual, though weak and feeble: for upon these the matter dependeth.
There are many things of like sort, with which Sathan doth blindfold sundrie of good hope: as that, for hauing some infirmities, or falles breaking foorth in them, therefore they cannot be beloued of God: and when they finde that in some sort they can ouercome them, then they think they are the beloued of God: in neither of which a man is to place his safetie. For both the deare Saints of God may possibly be led out of the way,1 to commit somewhat §E