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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.
Yea and to add a third end, God is highly magnified by others,1 which know and see this, that he hath forgiven so great offences, in such as have fallen grievously: who otherwise beholding the heavenly course of such excellent servants of his, how holy and sincere it was (save in some such offence) should have been utterly discouraged, yea and like to have despaired of their own good estate: and the rather for the high opinion that they conceived of them, if they had not seen or heard of these their falls. For these §Dcauses therefore the Lord may, and often hath, let some of his dear servants fall dangerously: first, for the humbling of them: and secondly, for that they may see his exceeding bountifulness in pardoning so great sins; that they may love him the more: and thirdly, that others far weaker then they, yet faithful, may be encouraged to believe that their sins shall be pardoned, and their weak service accepted of him; for as much as they have seen that God hath pardoned great offences in some, otherwise far more excellent then they: which if they were not persuaded of, should be discouraged much, because of the great graces and gifts in them,2 far exceeding those which are in themselves.
Yea and to adde a third end, God is highly magnified by others,1 which know and see this, that hee hath forgiuen so great offences, in such as haue fallen grieuously: who otherwise beholding the heauenly course of such excellent seruants of his, how holie and sincere it was (saue in some such offence) should haue been vtterly discouraged, yea and like to haue despaired of their owne good estate: and the rather for the high opinion that they conceiued of them, if they had not seene or heard of these their falles. For these §Dcauses therefore the Lord may, and often hath, let some of his deare seruants fall dangerously: first, for the humbling of them: and secondly, for that they may see his exceeding bountifulnes in pardoning so great sinnes; that they may loue him the more: and thirdly, that others farre weaker then they, yet faithfull, may be incouraged to beleeue that their sins shall be pardoned, and their weake seruice accepted of him; for as much as they haue seene that God hath pardoned great offences in some, otherwise farre more excellent then they: which if they were not perswaded of, should be discouraged much, because of the great graces and gifts in them,