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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.
yet they are no sooner resolved of their salvation,1 and what liberties they have by Christ, whereby they are made happy (which how it is attained, hath been showed in the former treatise) but so soon are their evil harts and affections changed, so far as the judgement is enlightened, and they contrarily affected to that sin, which they liked before: as seeing now cause sufficient why they should do so; for they receive from Christ by his spirit both will and power thereunto.2 For faith worketh by love, and so causing them to love God, and for his sake their brethren, it maketh them also ready to do any thing §Gfor him, whom they love; and therefore to avoid and cast off all allurements to evil, and sin, which he cannot abide.
yet they are no sooner resolued of their saluation,1 and what liberties they haue by Christ, whereby they are made happie (which how it is attained, hath been shewed in the former treatise) but so soone are their euill harts and affections changed, so farre as the iudgement is inlightened, and they contrarily affected to that sin, which they liked before: as seeing now cause sufficient why they should doe so; for they receiue from Christ by his spirit both will and power thereunto.2 For faith worketh by loue, and so causing them to loue God, and for his sake their brethren, it maketh them also readie to doe any thing §Gfor him, whom they loue; and therfore to auoide and cast off all allurements to euill, and sinne, which he cannot abide.
- 1So soon as any are assured of Gods favour▪ so soon are their harts changed.So soone as any are assured of Gods fauour▪ so soone are their harts changed.