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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.
Now follow the branches of earthly corruptions, and worldly lusts,1 which although they do offend God; yet they do not directly concern the person of God, or of their neighbour, but especially themselves, that in some sort I may discover and bewray the loathsome kennel from whence §Hall ill life doth come: which few do well know, and therefore suspect in no sort the danger that they are in: a taste of the which, as of the former, but more briefly, I will set down. And they are so evil and monstrous, that though men who are possessed of them, deal neither with God, nor men directly; yet their hearts are too lamentably, yea, and that for the most part continually encumbered with them: these outrageous lusts of theirs do sometime so wilfully carry them (as it were a stream) that missing of their will,2 even that which they would have, they desire nothing more then to be out of the world; forgetting all Gods kindness toward them: and yet when God calleth them hence indeed, they cannot abide to §Ihear of it, but rebel against it, more then against any thing in the world.
NOw follow the branches of earthly corruptions, and worldly lusts,1 which although they doe offend God; yet they doe not directly concerne the person of God, or of their neighbour, but especiallie themselues, that in some sort I may discouer and bewraie the loathsome kennell from whence §Hall ill life doth come: which few doe well knowe, and therefore suspect in no sort the danger that they are in: a taste of the which, as of the former, but more briefelie, I will set downe. And they are so euill and monstrous, that though men who are possessed of them, deale neither with God, nor men directly; yet their hearts are too lamentablie, yea, and that for the most part continuallie incumbred with them: these outragious lustes of theirs doe sometime so wilfully carrie them (as it were a streame) that missing of their will,2 euen that which they would haue, they desire nothing more then to be out of the world; forgetting all Gods kindnes toward them: and yet when God calleth them hence indeede, they cannot abide to