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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 this though all true Christians cannot express, as I have set it down: yet the most simple, when they hear mention made of it, can affirm,1 that they find it so, to their no small consolation and contentment.
And this though all true Christians cannot expresse, as I haue set it down: yet the most simple, when they heare mention made of it, can affirme,1 that they finde it so, to their no small consolation and contentment.
- 1The simplest Christian finds some measure of these.
Now I having showed that the heart, and consequently the whole man must necessarily be changed and purged, before good life can come from it;1 and wherein this change consisteth; and how it is wrought: I will return to this last point, from which a little I digressed, that by faith in Christs promises, §Band by spiritual union with him this change is wrought. To this end (as I said) S. Peter doth plainly lay forth this truth unto us, that the heart is purged by faith, when he saith: By the precious promises which we have from God, 2(and they are made ours by faith) we are made partakers of the divine nature, or the graces of the holy Ghost, by whose heavenly power, we are able to fly the corruption, and naughtiness both of our hearts and lives, which is the principal let of our obeying God. And therefore that corruption being subdued in us by a stronger power then it self, we have liberty to goodness; whereas before we were in bondage: And not only so, but the nature and qualities of our harts being changed, we are no more they, who we were before; but are led contrary