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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 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.
But of Master Parsons book of Resolution, seeing he and some other have set it out in a glossing stile to insinuate with the ignorant and unlearned reader, that he seeks no other thing but to draw him to piety and godliness, I cannot forbear, but I must say a little, which otherwise I would not have done. And the rather, for that I know, he hath snared many simple peoples consciences thereby, who being themselves willing to be led in a right way, believe that he means as he speaketh; and therefore are left, I say, deceived, and in a bottomless gulf; out of the which, if God help them not some other way, it is not possible for them to get. And this I say first, for the delivering of such out of the snare and maze in which ⟨image 7⟩they have lost themselves by reading of that book, that although there be a pretended show of godliness in it, and much superstition; yet the best of it is far from true piety and godliness, seeing that, and every part of it proceedeth from faith joined with assurance of Gods favour,