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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.
But yet they are put in among other things to take away the harshness and tartness of manifold errors of merit, and other superstition mixed with them and upholden in that religion, and as it were, with sugar to season them, which else no taste could abide, and in the depth of a subtle heart, put in, to make the world believe, that the Popish religion is the only holy religion, and the professors thereof the godliest livers; when yet Antichrist is their captain, and head, or (as they will not deny) the Pope of Rome, who yet doth, and for these many years hath upholden and maintained open, and almost infinite heresies and abominations.
But yet they are put in among other things to take away the harshnes and tartnes of manifold errours of merit, and other superstition mixed with them and vpholden in that religion, and as it were, with sugar to season them, which else no taste could abide, and in the depth of a subtill heart, put in, to make the world beleeue, that the Popish religion is the onely holy religion, and the professors thereof the godliest liuers; when yet Antichrist is their captaine, and head, or (as they will not deny) the Pope of Rome, who yet doth, and for these many yeares hath vpholden and maintained open, and almost infinit heresies and abominations.
And as their religion and worship is composed and framed of heresies and lies, and a confused heap of superstitions, and outward dead works, even Jewish and Heathenish ceremonies; so the persons themselves who profess they know most, and that they are able to give rules unto others, upholding and building upon so rotten foundations, are furthest off from well guiding others, so that no man may ever look by any Popish direction to live christianly. Although I will not dissemble what I think, namely, that some do mean more simply and truly then the rest, and think that they serve God aright having devout minds, but being ignorant of the truth, must needs be deceived.
And as their religion and worship is composed and framed of heresies and lies, and a confused heape of superstitions, and outward dead workes, euen Iewish and Heathenish ceremonies; so the persons themselues who professe they know most, and that they are able to giue rules vnto others, vpholding and building vpon so rotten foundations, are furthest off from well guiding others, so that no man may euer looke by any Popish direction to liue christianly. Although I will not dissemble what I thinke, namely, that some doe meane more simply and truely then the rest, and thinke that they serue God aright hauing deuout minds, but being ignorant of the truth, must needes be deceiued.