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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…

Name: Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading…
Author: Richard Rogers

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.

Richard Rogers 1550?–1618London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1603

[24], 18 p., 19-20 leaves, 21-480 p., 484-490 leaves, 489 [i.e. 491]-599, [33] p. · 388k words · STC 21215 · ESTC S116354

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Treatise 2 › Chapter 2: That a godly life cannot be without unfeigned faith; nor this faith without it: which is…Treatise 2 › Chapter 2: That a godly life cannot be without vnfained faith; nor this faith without it: which is…

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And this is the work which God requireth of him, above, and beyond all works, that he believe in his Son, that he hath already wrought his happiness: and therefore that he shall be saved by him only. Now if a man, ⟨p. 75⟩§Abefore he have some sure tokens of Gods love, and consequently some measure of true faith, cannot so much as enter into a godly life, nor have any thing which he doth, approved of God (as we have seen, and the Scriptures do more fully prove): how dangerously then do many thousands deceive themselves? of which number, some are verily persuaded that they love, fear, and serve God, not knowing what faith is: other think they have repented truly, because they have mourned and been sorry for their sin, by fits at some time; yet have no faith, nor any constant desire of it: and others, because they do many things in their own nature good, imagine themselves to live godly, when yet a man may do many good actions, and for all §Bthat, they shall not be good to him, as long as faith the principal is wanting in him, as hath been said.

And this is the worke which God requireth of him, aboue, and beyond all workes, that he beleeue in his sonne, that he hath alreadie wrought his happines: and therefore that he shall be saued by him onely. Now if a man, ⟨p. 75⟩§Abefore he haue some sure tokens of Gods loue, and consequently some measure of true faith, cannot so much as enter into a godly life, nor haue any thing which he doth, approued of God (as we haue seene, and the Scriptures doe more fully proue): how dangerously then doe many thousands deceiue themselues? of which number, some are verely perswaded that they loue, feare, and serue God, not knowing what faith is: other thinke they haue repented truly, because they haue mourned and been sorrie for their sinne, by fits at some time; yet haue no faith, nor any constant desire of it: and others, because they doe many things in their owne nature good, imagine themselues to liue godly, when yet a man may doe many good actions, and for all §Bthat, they shall not be good to him, as long as faith the principall is wanting in him, as hath been said.

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Author

Richard Rogers 1550?–1618

Place

London

Printer

Felix Kyngston

Bookseller

Thomas Man

Year

1603

Size

[24], 18 p., 19-20 leaves, 21-480 p., 484-490 leaves, 489 [i.e. 491]-599, [33] p.

Words

387,941

Catalogue

STC 21215 · ESTC S116354

Text

EEBO-TCP A10945

Passages

2,090

Sections

166

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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…

CHAP. 3. That for the leading of a godly life, is required faith in the temporal promises of God, and hearty assent and credit to the commandments also, and threatenings in the word of God, as well as faith to be saved.

CHAP. 3. That for the leading of a godly life, is required faith in the temporall promises of God, and hartie assent and credit to the commaundements also, and threatnings in the word of God, as well as faith to be saued.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. 3. That for the leading of a godly life, is required faith in the temporal promises of God, and hearty assent and credit to the commandments also, and threatenings in the word of God, as well as faith to be saved.

CHAP. 3. That for the leading of a godly life, is required faith in the temporall promises of God, and hartie assent and credit to the commaundements also, and threatnings in the word of God, as well as faith to be saued.

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