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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.
And if any count this doctrine hard, and say, that if this should be true,1 it were the next way to drive many to discomfort, yea and to desperation: let such know, that if any despair because their wicked lives are condemned of God, the doctrine is not to be blamed, but the persons themselves, who should rather repent; for the doctrine is the doctrine of the Scriptures:2 and all sound Divines both old and new have taught it. And if it be hard, it is hard to the ignorant, unstable, and obstinate, who indeed can take little comfort by it, but pervert all things to their own destruction: and although they despair §Cnot, yet their case will be no better in the end then desperate, if they so abide. But the truth of God may not be buried for mens frowardness, who can not away with it.
And if any count this doctrine hard, and say, that if this should be true,1 it were the next way to driue many to discomfort, yea and to desperation: let such know, that if any despaire because their wicked liues are condemned of God, the doctrine is not to bee blamed, but the persons themselues, who should rather repent; for the doctrine is the doctrine of the Scriptures:2 and al sound Diuines both old and new haue taught it. And if it be hard, it is hard to the ignorant, vnstable, and obstinate, who indeede can take little comfort by it, but peruert all things to their owne destruction: and although they despaire §Cnot, yet their case will be no better in the end then desperate, if they so abide. But the truth of God may not be buried for mens frowardnes, who can not away with it.