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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.
1Therefore if thou beest grounded and established in faith, and holdest fast the beginning of thine ingrafting into Christ, be of good comfort, thy greatest danger is past: for can he that loveth thee dearly, mean hardly against thee?§G Is there with him yea and nay, with whom there is no shadow of change? The Lord witnessing to that which I say, with reverence and thankfulness believe it: either thou shalt not fall reproachfully; or if thou doest, it shall be thus, as I have said,2 even so as it shall turn to thy good: and it need to be to thy great good, which cannot be without the great offence of so many as shall know it. For though such as shall perish may turn this which I say,3 to their own great hurt, as they do the Scriptures also (seeing to the unclean all things are unclean:) yet if thou shouldest slide, the Lord would hold thee up, and make thee stand more constantly after. The world seeth no whit of this, but counteth it all arrogance, boasting, and falsehood, because indeed they believe no more then they §Hsee, or then their reason and fleshly wisdom can pry into; which is an utter enemy to this heavenly truth: but ô faith, what precious secrets art thou able to reveal to us of Gods mind and will?4 and how safe is he (yea in this dangerous wilderness of the world) in whom thou dwellest, seeing the Lord hath said:5 This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith?
1Therefore if thou beest grounded and established in faith, and holdest fast the beginning of thine ingrafting into Christ, be of good comfort, thy greatest danger is past: for can he that loueth thee dearely, meane hardly against thee?§G Is there with him yea and nay, with whom there is no shadow of chaunge? The Lord witnessing to that which I say, with reuerence and thankfulnes beleeue it: either thou shalt not fall reprochfully; or if thou doest, it shall be thus, as I haue said,