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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 some for company of those, who persuaded them; some for fear of the woe which hung over them; and others for good report, as long as they could hold out: but these, because they renounced them not, neither upon good consideration abjured them, they returned to them again, as the dog to his vomit: Whereas such, who truly believing do of conscience renounce sin, do as they in Nehemiah, came to the oath and the covenant, 1that they would never take again their strange wives, which they were commanded to put away, nor look back to Sodom any more: nor (being washed) wallow again in the mire. 2Which I say not as though their word, protestation, or oath, could alone by any §Estrength thereof, perform such a weighty vow: but because therewith they duly considered what cause they had to do so: how infinitely they were bound to God to discharge it: and how firmly they were persuaded,3 that God would make them (who had made them willing already) able also to do it.
but some for companie of those, who perswaded them; some for feare of the woe which hung ouer them; and others for good report, as long as they could hold out: but these, because they renounced them not, neither vpon good consideration abiured them, they returned to them againe, as the dogge to his vomite: Whereas such, who truly beleeuing do of conscience renounce sinne, doe as they in Nehemiah, came to the oath and the couenant, 1that they would neuer take againe their strange wiues, which they were commaunded to put away, nor looke back to Sodome any more: nor (being washed) wallow againe in the mire. 2Which I say not as though their word, protestation, or oath, could alone by any §Estrength thereof, performe such a weightie vow: but because therewith they duly considered what cause they had to doe so: how infinitly they were bound to God to discharge it: and how firmely they were perswaded,