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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.
1Now tell me, if Gods children be thus brought low and abased, sometimes to pull down and assuage the strength of pride in them, what fearful matter is hereby fallen out? what razing out of their faith is there hereby procured? or what great cause of complaining is this? when it is manifest to all who can judge, that the thing which through ignorance and weak faith they feared would separate them from God, doth fasten them more nearly unto him: and through his working, that which they think to be cause of great sorrowing, is turned indeed into sound rejoicing, and that for this cause especially, that they do better know themselves hereby, and have experience of his grace working in them; which otherwise they should not §Khave had.
1Now tell me, if Gods children be thus brought low and abased, somtimes to pull downe and asswage the strength of pride in them, what fearefull matter is hereby fallen out? what rasing out of their faith is there hereby procured? or what great cause of complaining is this? when it is manifest to all who can iudge, that the thing which through ignorance and weake faith they feared would separate them from God, doth fasten them more neerely vnto him: and through his working, that which they thinke to bee cause of great sorrowing, is turned indeede into sound reioycing, and that for this cause especially, that they doe better know themselues hereby, and haue experience of his grace working in them; which otherwise they should not §Khaue had.
- 1No hurt by abasing.
1I cannot more lively compare the malice of Satan in this case, then to one who thrusting thorough his enemy, and purposing to kill him, doth thereby let out the ulcer and corruption out of his body, and so preserve him. After the same manner is it with Gods children: much privy pride remaineth yet; and much secret favouring of, and bearing with themselves is in them;