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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.
Have su•• no other things to do, but that with the scum and offscourings of the world, they must ask how to spend the long summers day, and the wearisome winter nights? Although others, who are profane, have not,1 yet with these we may see, it is otherwise. What? do men think, because the devil hath filled the most parts of the world with darkness, so that the most see none of these things, and having no experience of, nor acquaintance with them, do not desire to be partakers of them: do men, I say, therefore §Kthink, that there is no other, nor better way to take up their minds, then as they do? but like brute beasts, and wild Irish, to pass their time, or to jump with the world, and so to be like others? Oh land! oh people, infatuate and sottish! that under the Gospel, and the same so long in thee continued, yea, and that in many places so fruitfully and faithfully preached, art yet to seek of the true fruit of the Gospel; and art not led to God by it, ⟨p. 117⟩§Amore then if there were none: oh that men created of God to live for ever, should be content to be ignorant, and without care or love of the infinite good things which are revealed to be known and delighted in of them! The Lord hath done great things for thee (ô man!2) but they are not wonderful in thine eyes: this blessed time is the day of thy visitation, but it is hidden from thee.
Haue su•• no other things to doe, but that with the scumme and ofscourings of the world, they must aske how to spend the long sommers day, and the wearisome winter nights? Although others, who are prophane, haue not,1 yet with these we may see, it is otherwise. What? doe men thinke, because the diuell hath filled the most parts of the world with darkenes, so that the most see none of these things, and hauing no experience of, nor acquaintance with them, doe not desire to be partakers of them: doe men, I say, therefore