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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
Treatise 2 › Chapter 12: Of the keeping of the heart once purged, in it good plight afterward.
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And to this end, that they who have their hearts thus cleansed, as I have said, may continue them so still,1 they must know that it is no idle occupation thus §Cto do: but they must be content and glad to wean their hearts from many unprofitable, and wandering thoughts and desires, which hold them here below, and with the which others are carried away, as with a whirlwind: and to season them with holy and heavenly meditations, as namely, of Gods goodness, of their own frailties, and of their duties; that by the help of these, they may the better contain themselves within their bounds, and break not forth into dangerous evils. These are especial helps for the well ordering of their hearts still, who have at any time brought them in order already: this being added, that their reading privately, their hearing publicly, with their oft and earnest prayers, and Christian conferences be wisely, §Dand at due times adjoined hereunto: of the which here is no fit place to give any rules more particularly, because I have appointed to direct men how to use these, when I shall come to speak of the helps and means which are to be used for the well governing of their hearts and lives, in the next treatise.
And to this end, that they who haue their hearts thus clensed, as I haue said, may continue them so still,1 they must know that it is no idle occupation thus §Cto doe: but they must be content and glad to weane their hearts from many vnprofitable, and wandring thoughts and desires, which hold them here below, and with the which others are caried away, as with a whirlewinde: and to season them with holie and heauenly meditations, as namely, of Gods goodnes, of their own frailties, and of their duties; that by the helpe of these, they may the better containe themselues within their bounds, and breake not foorth into dangerous euils. These are especiall helpes for the well ordering of their hearts still, who haue at any time brought them in order alreadie: this being added, that their reading priuately, their hearing publikely, with their oft and earnest prayers, and Christian conferences bee wisely, §D