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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.
Now when they shall understand it in some good sort, let them weigh and consider, how far forth they have had use of it heretofore, as whether they have according to the first part of this book, by the ministry of any sound preacher of the Gospel, attained to the assurance of their salvation, and of the forgiveness of their sins, wherein if any will take it as granted, though falsely, (as they are most ready to do so, who have least felt the burden of their sins, and therefore are indeed furthest off from it) herein, I say, if any will needs deceive themselves, I cannot help it, but they are like to read the rest with less fruit and comfort, and to go without the use of it in their lives, whatsoever they hope for. And therefore such I advise to take most pain in the first part: I mean in the doctrine of it, and reading other treatises concerning the matter, as Master Mores and other catechisms; and Master Perkins works, namely, his book entitled the grain of mustard seed: And to raise all the doubts they can to any experienced teacher or brother, and to look for, and see those things work upon them which are taught there, both the doctrine of humiliation, and also of justification and deliverance.
Now when they shall vnderstand it in some good sort, let them weigh and consider, how far forth they haue had vse of it heretofore, as whether they haue according to the first part of this booke, by the ministerie of any sound preacher of the Gospell, attained to the assurance of their saluation, and of the forgiuenes of their sinnes, wherein if any will take it as granted, though falsely, (as they are most readie to doe so, who haue least felt the burthen of their sinnes, and therefore are indeed furthest off from it) herein, I say, if any will needs deceiue themselues, I cannot helpe it, but they are like to reade the rest with lesse fruit and comfort, and to goe without the vse of it in their liues, whatsoeuer they hope for. And therefore such I aduise to take most paine in the first part: I meane in the doctrine of it, and reading other treatises concerning the matter, as Master Mores and other catechismes; and Maister Perkins workes, namely, his booke intituled the graine of mustard seede: And to raise all the doubts they can to any experienced teacher or brother, and to looke for, and see those things worke vpon them which are taught there, both the doctrine of humiliation, and also of iustification and deliuerance.