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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.
And where more agreement is betwixt couples, yet to mark §Ihow little one is the better for the other,1 to Godward in knowledge, faith, amendment, meekness, patience, by reading, praying, communing together, and watching over one another, for their mutual good (which yet they should do to others) and therein be helps each to other,2 as well as in things of this life: to mark, I say, how little good is done betwixt them, is it not worthily to be complained of? And yet of these two things the latter is thought needless to be urged, as though weightier matters were in hand always: the former is defended, that sometime jars must needs be, and it cannot be otherwise, and therefore not to be spoken against.
And where more agreement is betwixt couples, yet to marke §Ihow little one is the better for the other,1 to Godward in knowledge, faith, amendement, meekenes, patience, by reading, praying, communing togither, and watching ouer one another, for their mutuall good (which yet they should doe to others) and therein be helps each to other,2 as well as in things of this life: to marke, I say, how little good is done betwixt them, is it not worthily to bee complained of? And yet of these two things the latter is thought needlesse to be vrged, as though weightier matters were in hand alwaies: the former is defended, that sometime iarres must needes be, and it cannot be otherwise, and therefore not to be spoken against.