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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.
1And although sometime before this we loved father, mother, friends, goods, more then God, when we were merely natural: yet now that we §Kknow God, yea rather are known of God, we have our hearts set on him, as being our chief treasure. For this our spiritual kindred with Jesus Christ, hath knit us to him with a far more near bond of love: and therefore we rest in him, joy in him, and satisfy our selves with him; for there shall be ever cause so to do, and that without weariness. There is no end of his bounty and kindness, his mercy endureth for ever: and who doth not see that such infinite ⟨p. 59⟩§Alove of God to us, may provoke and raise up in us, truth of love to him again, that we be ever filled with the fullness of him, as it is said of the spouse in the Canticles: I am full of love yea sick, chap. 5.8? And yet they who shall say to us for thus doing: What is thy well beloved more then another well beloved? We may answer them, that know not the love of our well beloved: Our well beloved is the chiefest of ten thousand: wholly delectable: his head, as fine gold: &c. Cant. 5.10. But indeed, I must say: except we have tasted of this, our love shall be cold enough towards him, as may be seen too commonly, even in many who worship God with us, that all the love and mercy of God which they boast of, cannot make them forsake their vile lusts.
1And although sometime before this wee loued father, mother, friends, goods, more then God, when wee were meerely naturall: yet now that wee §Kknow God, yea rather are knowne of God, we haue our hearts set on him, as being our chiefe treasure. For this our spirituall kindred with Iesus Christ, hath knit vs to him with a farre more neere bond of loue: and therefore wee rest in him, ioy in him, and satisfie our selues with him; for there shall be euer cause so to doe, and that without wearines. There is no end of his bountie and kindnes, his mercie indureth for euer: and who doth not see that such infinite ⟨p. 59⟩