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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.
Full well all such declare what fruit they reap by it: but if they did daily §Dconsider their unworthiness, they should see more cause to wonder every day, then at the first, if comparison may be made in such a case: It is to be wondered at, that God pardoneth sins daily, in that his mercy continueth daily to pardon them, and for that it being so great,1 should be so enduring also. For who can think upon his slips, and rebellions (I speak of the best of us) which break forth from him daily, for the which the wrath of God is justly provoked against him; and what might be feared thereby, and how notwithstanding them all, he may come to God for refuge by Christ, and be without fear, as if he had not sinned:2 yea and hold fast his confidence, that God yet loveth him: who (I say) can consider §Ethis, but he must needs be astonished at the enjoying of so great kindness; when a cursed man, no better then ourselves, must be sued unto, and entreated by us, and all the friends that we can make, and being displeased, must be pacified with gifts, and yet hardly holden from vexing, imprisoning, and pursuing us to the death, and may not be entreated? Therefore magnify the loving kindness of our God for ever, even as it endureth for ever, Psalm. 118.4. For though natural reason, even flesh bear a great stroke in this matter: yet we ⟨p. 58⟩are not debtors to it: and we have great cause whiles we live, to do this.
Full well all such declare what fruite they reape by it: but if they did daily §Dconsider their vnworthines, they should see more cause to wonder euery day, then at the first, if comparison may bee made in such a case: It is to be wondred at, that God pardoneth sinnes daily, in that his mercie continueth daily to pardon them, and for that it being so great,1