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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.
CHAP. 1. The sum and order of this second Treatise.
CHAP. 1. The summe and order of this second Treatise.
Hitherto I have showed, who are they whom the Scripture §Hcalleth believers, and the sons, and daughters of the Lord Almighty. Now, it is necessary, and followeth in order, to show what the life of the true believer is: and how he, who hath faith, must behave himself throughout his whole conversation: for as yet nothing hath been said of that. But that treatise; namely, what the life of the true believer is, was reserved to this place, for avoiding confusion: and without it, a man could neither well see the excellency,1 and beauty of faith, which without works is dead: neither could the believer know how to occupy himself throughout his §Ilife, but must of necessity be idle and unprofitable: who yet must join with his faith, 2virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love, &c.
HItherto I haue shewed, who are they whom the Scripture §Hcalleth beleeuers, and the sonnes, and daughters of the Lord Almightie. Now, it is necessarie, and followeth in order, to shew what the life of the true beleeuer is: and how he, who hath faith, must behaue himselfe throughout his whole conuersation: for as yet nothing hath been said of that. But that treatise; namely, what the life of the true beleeuer is, was reserued to this place, for auoiding confusion: and without it, a man could neither well see the excellencie,1 and beautie of faith, which without workes is dead: neither could the beleeuer know how to occupie himselfe throughout his