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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
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And these are the especial things which are most apparently to be seen in them, by others; and felt of themselves: who also are much troubled for want of stronger faith, thirsting after, and joying in the sense and feeling of Gods loving kindness. True it is, they have little mind to the sin, which they were wont to offend in; yet that is not so much to be counted sound practise of godliness, (for that they oft times little mark and consider how they are tempted and enticed, having their mind taken up in that, wherein §Kthey most desire:) but are more like to fresh and unexpert soldiers, who have not, as yet, been feared in the field: but where they see that they have offended God, they take it heavily. Their calling is cheerfully followed, whilst their small faith is upholden, by cleaving to the promise: and as uncheerfully, when that faileth, moaning and pining, if it be long wanting. There is great danger to be feared in both these their estates through Satan's malice and ⟨p. 121⟩§Asubtlety, which they yet are ignorant of, and unacquainted with, as they are with most of the other hindrances of their going forward.
And these are the especiall things which are most apparantly to be seene in them, by others; and felt of themselues: who also are much troubled for want of stronger faith, thirsting after, and ioying in the sense and feeling of Gods louing kindnes. True it is, they haue little minde to the sinne, which they were wont to offend in; yet that is not so much to be counted sound practise of godlines, (for that they oft times little marke and consider how they are tempted and inticed, hauing their minde taken vp in that, wherein §Kthey most desire:) but are more like to fresh and vnexpert souldiers, who haue not, as yet, been feared in the field: but where they see that they haue offended God, they take it heauilie. Their calling is cheerefullie followed, whilest their small faith is vpholden, by cleauing to the promise: and as vncheerefully, when that faileth, moning and pining, if it be long wanting. There is great danger to be feared in both these their estates through Sathans malice and ⟨p. 121⟩§A