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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 this he doth to his dear children, when they are first brought to this happy change (even in their first entering into the estate of grace) to the end they may loathe, as stinking garments, the old custom, in which they had long lien; I mean, the unsavoury draff of their own cogitations, desires, and lusts of their hearts: the least danger whereof, was this, that they deceived them. These, when they see what variety there is of better matter to season §Hand occupy their minds and hearts withal,2 they do shun and fly from, as one that had escaped the loathsome prison, doth cry out when he must be brought back to it again. And although I deny not, but that they must hold and retain the savour and smell of their old filthiness and profaneness, which in times past, as bands and chains, did keep them in captivity: yet is not their condition,3 for all that, to be counted mean and little worth, because they have not full deliverance from it, but happy and highly to be judged of, in that they have obtained deliverance in part, and do see how they may be partakers of a far better.
1And this he doth to his deare children, when they are first brought to this happie chaunge (euen in their first entring into the estate of grace) to the end they may loathe, as stinking garments, the old custome, in which they had long lien; I meane, the vnsauourie draffe of their owne cogitations, desires, and lusts of their hearts: the least daunger whereof, was this, that they deceiued them. These, when they see what varietie there is of better matter to season §Hand occupie their mindes and hearts withall,2 they doe shunne and flie from, as one that had escaped the loathsome prison, doth crie out when hee must be brought backe to it againe. And although I denie not, but that they must hold and retaine the sauour and smell of their old filthines and profanenes, which in times past, as bands and chaines, did keepe them in captiuitie: yet is not their condition,