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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
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1So that it is faith which purifieth and changeth the heart, not as the chief and highest cause; for that is the holy Ghost (as hath been said) which at the same time, when it assureth us of our reconciliation with God, doth work this change and sanctification also: which is a purging of us from the corruption of our own nature,2 and an induing of us with a new quality, and disposition of mind, whereby we begin to will well, and sincerely to go about the things which please God:3 and both by the merits and power of Christs death and resurrection. Which I do advisedly mention again briefly, for the §Hweak's sake, who shall (the point being somewhat hard to conceive) the better understand the one by the other. And these two, faith and a pure heart, clear and appease the conscience from accusation and checks, and work most sweet peace and holy security, Rom. 5.1. For from faith and a pure heart ariseth a good conscience, that is, a quiet and excusing conscience (even as true love to God and to our brethren proceedeth from both.4) And these do set on work the will to hate sin, which before it loved: and contrariwise cause the affections, as fear, hope, love, joy, &c. to be well ordered, in such sort, as the whole man is carried thereby (even as the chariot on the wheels) agreeably: and the heart being thus renewed, doth work that glorious repentance §Iin us (a thing much in speech amongst professors of the truth, but little in use or set by) being both a purpose of the heart, Act. 11.23. an inclination in the will,5 Psal. 119. vers. 44, 57. and a continual endeavouring in the life