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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
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Which I say for two causes: The one, because in some respects it is lawful, yea holy, to desire to live; namely, to do good in the Church:1 and we may and ought to say with David, I will live and not die, to set forth the praise of §Cthe Lord. The same I say of dealing in our earthly affairs,2 to the end we may not be burdensome to others, and of performing the duties of our particular callings: in the which actions, we may have proof of the grace that is in us; I mean patience, righteousness, hope, faith, love; that so our whole conversation may be well ordered, and proportionable to other holy duties: and therefore in these respects we may be willing and content to live, while God will have it so, that we may show forth the virtues, which he hath given us, amongst men: which otherwise should be hidden, and it could not otherwise be seen of men, that any can possibly live godly, who hath an hand in the world; when in the mean while God forbiddeth not the actions mentioned, §Dbut commands them: only he chargeth, that in doing of them,3 we be not tainted, neither have our consciences defiled.
Which I say for two causes: The one, because in some respects it is lawfull, yea holie, to desire to liue; namely, to doe good in the Church:1 and wee may and ought to say with Dauid, I will liue and not die, to set foorth the praise of §Cthe Lord. The same I say of dealing in our earthly affaires,2 to the end we may not be burdensome to others, and of performing the duties of our particular callings: in the which actions, we may haue proofe of the grace that is in vs; I meane patience, righteousnes, hope, faith, loue; that so our whole conuersation may bee well ordred, and proportionable to other holie duties: and therefore in these respects we may be willing and content to liue, while God will haue it so, that wee may shew foorth the vertues, which he hath giuen vs, amongst men: which otherwise should be hidden, and it could not otherwise be seene of men, that any can possibly liue godly, who hath an hand in the world; when in the meane while God forbiddeth not the actions mentioned,