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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.
1And this let every one endeavour to do, and he shall see himself so strongly fenced, that through Gods blessing, which faileth not in such a case, he shall be free from the diet of the careless livers (who are every while shaken) because §Hthey who walk uprightly, walk safely: but he that perverteth his ways, God will find him out, Prover. 10.9. For whereas many of Gods beloved ones procure sore wounds in their lives, and anguish thereby, it is but the fruit of their own labours, who will not be held within holy compass, but plead for some unlawful liberty, and count it strictness more then needeth (by harkning too much to the unruly flesh) to tie themselves to any certain directing of themselves in his service, (when yet his service is perfect freedom) whose evils I defend not: but yet I say, as I have said, if they be his, they shall rise and repent with Peter, if they have fallen with him, when yet the wicked shall lie still and wax worse.2
1And this let euery one endeuour to doe, and he shall see himself so strongly fenced, that through Gods blessing, which faileth not in such a case, he shal be free from the diet of the carelesse liuers (who are euery while shaken) because §Hthey who walke vprightly, walke safely: but he that peruerteth his waies, God will finde him out, Prouer. 10.9. For whereas many of Gods beloued ones procure sore wounds in their liues, and anguish thereby, it is but the fruit of their owne labours, who will not bee held within holie compasse, but pleade for some vnlawfull libertie, and count it strictnes more then needeth (by harkning too much to the vnruly flesh) to tie themselues to any certaine directing of themselues in his seruice, (when yet his seruice is perfect freedome) whose euils I defend not: but yet I say, as I haue said, if they be his, they shall rise and repent with Peter, if they haue fallen with him, when yet the wicked shall lie still and waxe worse.2
- 1How we may be fenced.