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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.
They having thorough Gods goodness prevailed somewhat, especially at sometimes against their strongest corruptions, which were wont to bear too much sway in them, they earnestly are set against the smaller,1 and such as seem less dangerous; as the idle, and unprofitable rovings of their brain: (which do not directly so much carry them after evil, as hinder them from good, blindfolding their judgements first, and then poisoning the will afterwards) as the dreaming of outward peace, and prosperity, of long life, of pleasure, and profit; vain wishings of that which other have, being things precious in their eyes: Which they are oft tickled with, till they come §Dto better remembrance of themselves; much like the Apostles (when they were yet weak) dreaming of promotion, of an earthly kingdom, and who should be greatest among their fellows: which toys and other like building of castles in the air, the devil had filled not only their heads, but also their hearts with the delight of them sometimes, and their mouths also with the talk of them, as their chiefest pleasure.
They hauing thorough Gods goodnes preuailed somewhat, especiallie at sometimes against their strongest corruptions, which were wont to beare too much sway in them, they earnestlie are set against the smaller,1 and such as seeme lesse dangerous; as the idle, and vnprofitable rouings of their braine: (which do not directlie so much carrie them after euill, as hinder them from good, blindefolding their iudgements first, and then poysoning the will afterwards) as the dreaming of outward peace, and prosperitie, of long life, of pleasure, and profit; vaine wishings of that which other haue, being things pretious in their eyes: Which they are oft tickled with, till they come §Dto better remembrance of themselues; much like the Apostles (when they were yet weake) dreaming of promotion, of an earthlie kingdome, and who should be greatest among their fellowes: which toies and other like building of castles in the ayre, the diuell had filled not onely their heads, but also their hearts with the delight of them sometimes, and their mouthes also with the talke of them, as their chiefest pleasure.