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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 what is the cause that they going so far before many other, who are professors also, cannot be brought to go beyond them in this as well? and herein to be equal to the best lovers of the Gospel? I mean, in proving and §Gexamining,1 whether Christ be in them, without they be reprobates: and whether they have not the spirit of God, without which they be none of his? The main cause is this:2 Their hearts are not upright: nor they will not deal plainly with the Lord. They cannot say in truth: Search me (O Lord) and see if there be any unrighteousness in me, which I do hide within me: and it shall be removed out of thy sight:3 Nay it is certain, if they might come to trial, that they do keep some sin (as Job saith) even as a child doth sugar under the palate. Sundry faults, I grant, such will refrain both themselves, and drive them out of their families: but yet for all that, they will not be brought to this, to make profession that they will be willing to be reformed in what part §Hof their life soever they may be justly challenged: for then they should not blemish their religion, as the best of that sort do.
But what is the cause that they going so farre before many other, who are professors also, cannot be brought to goe beyond them in this as well? and herein to be equall to the best louers of the Gospell? I meane, in prouing and §Gexamining,1 whether Christ be in them, without they be reprobates: and whether they haue not the spirit of God, without which they be none of his? The maine cause is this:2 Their hearts are not vpright: nor they will not deale plainly with the Lord. They cannot say in truth: Search me (O Lord) and see if there be any vnrighteousnes in me, which I doe hide within me: and it shall be remoued out of thy sight: