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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.
If any marvel what I mean to set down this rabble of evil qualities, it §Gmay please him to understand, that it is the thing which I am to prove, that no such life stuffed with gross iniquities can be that life, which God will accept of: and yet, many thousands think otherwise, and their opinion being most welcome to these, whom I have described, it was most meet that I should by so good occasion, debar such ignorant men, having no good conscience (as much as in me lieth) from such boldness.
If any maruaile what I meane to set downe this rabble of euill qualities, it §Gmay please him to vnderstand, that it is the thing which I am to proue, that no such life stuffed with grosse iniquities can be that life, which God will accept of: and yet, many thousands thinke otherwise, and their opinion being most welcome to these, whom I haue described, it was most meete that I should by so good occasion, debarre such ignorant men, hauing no good conscience (as much as in me lieth) from such boldnes.
1Besides, I would wish others (who do not perhaps utter their minds so rudely and plainly as these, but are more subtle to beguile themselves) to take me as speaking to them, if their lives be corrupted, and defiled with these, and the like offences; and yet will needs hope and trust for salvation:§H for it is to be feared (and therefore I account this watchword not in vain) that many a one will be ready to laugh, when they hear the homeliness of their speeches,2 who had more need to weep for being so like them in qualities.
1Besides, I would wish others (who doe not perhaps vtter their mindes so rudelie and plainelie as these, but are more subtile to beguile themselues) to take me as speaking to them, if their liues be corrupted, and defiled with these, and the like offences; and yet will needs hope and trust for saluation: