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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.
Moreover, they have no desire in peace to be taught the true use of it: namely, to have peace with God, and as much as in them lieth to be at peace with all men, 1Rom. 12.18. no, not in their own houses, which yet to be without, is a little hell to them.2 And as for the Lords Sabbath, and other many good §Hmeans appointed on the same to season and change their hearts, they sensibly loath them, or find no savour in them: neither is it any part of their thought, to seek any comfort in them (although they be the chief flower of a true Christians garland:) or if some of them do, it is in superstitious devotion, wishing that religion up again, whereby God is dishonoured highly: but as their fathers before them did, even so do they pass through the world,3 as shadows, their minds looking no higher: so that though they were made to honour, yet they not understanding it, are like the beasts that perish.
Moreouer, they haue no desire in peace to bee taught the true vse of it: namely, to haue peace with God, and as much as in them lieth to be at peace with all men, 1Rom. 12.18. no, not in their owne houses, which yet to be without, is a little hell to them.2 And as for the Lords Sabboth, and other many good §Hmeanes appointed on the same to season and change their hearts, they sensiblie loath them, or finde no sauour in them: neither is it any part of their thought, to seeke any comfort in them (although they be the chiefe flower of a true Christians garland:) or if some of them doe, it is in superstitious deuotion, wishing that religion vp againe, whereby God is dishonoured highlie: but as their fathers before them did, euen so doe they passe through the world,