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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.
1TO rejoice either about their salvation, or the goodness of their heart, if their behaviour be stained with outward wickedness, & their holy profession blemished with open and shameful sins, is vain: which is the more to be marked, seeing many boast that they have good harts to God, when their lives are wicked.2 When Samuel willed the people to try their repentance to be sound, he willed them to put away Balaam and Ashtaroth, §Hthat is, their strange gods, and shameful Idolatry which they had delighted in. And Paul telleth the Corinthians, that they must cleanse themselves from all filthiness of the flesh, 3as well as of the spirit. But the less shall be needful to be said of this, seeing the whole course of the Scriptures, both doctrine and examples, as also common reason doth testify the same, that none can prove their hearts upright, if their behaviour be offensive and evil.
1TO reioyce either about their saluation, or the goodnes of their heart, if their behauiour be stained with outward wickednes, & their holie profession blemished with open and shamefull sins, is vaine: which is the more to be marked, seeing many boast that they haue good harts to God, whē their liues are wicked.2 When Samuel willed the people to trie their repentance to be sound, he willed them to put away Baalam and Ashtaroth, §Hthat is, their strange gods, and shamefull Idolatrie which they had delighted in. And Paul telleth the Corinthians, that they must clense themselues from all filthines of the flesh, 3as well as of the spirit. But the lesse shall be needfull to bee said of this, seeing the whole course of the Scriptures, both doctrine and examples, as also common reason doth testifie the same, that none can proue their hearts vpright, if their behauiour be offensiue and euill.