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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
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If this be attained, let them consider for the better assuring themselves hereof, that they cannot but affect, love, embrace, and delight in the doctrine of sanctification, and repentance from dead works, I mean they shall desire to practise the godly and christian life when they see that it is the commandment of him who loveth them most dearly, and what it is, and wherein it consisteth, which is the sum of the second treatise of this book. And to this end, let them read, and by marking seek, (as such who would find) that they may see what sin there is in them which they are not willing nor desirous to forsake (if there be any) or among duties generally appertaining to all, or particularly touching themselves, which they cannot submit themselves unto. If there be either of these found in them, as that they cannot leave nor be brought to renounce some particular ⟨image 10⟩sins, nor obtain of themselves to be subject to some special duties, as thinking it too strict (as thus it may be with many, and no doubt is) such must know, that it is the doctrine of the Scripture, that all the commandments of God be had in account of us,1 and conscience made of one as well as of another: which if they see and acknowledge according to the word of God, they cannot but submit themselves thereunto, if they have rightly embraced the doctrine of the former treatise, that as in judgement and knowledge they yield; so their heart and affections may go with the same. And so doing, God will work in them by little and little (seeking it by prayer of faith) even as he wrought the like in them before, and weakened such rebelliousness in their hearts already.
If this be attained, let them consider for the better assuring themselues hereof, that they cannot but affect, loue, imbrace, and delight in the doctrine of sanctification, and repentance from dead workes, I meane they shall desire to practise the godly and christian life when they see that it is the commaundement of him who loueth them most dearely, and what it is, and wherein it consisteth, which is the summe of the second treatise of this booke. And to this end, let them reade, and by marking seeke, (as such who would finde) that they may see what sinne there is in them which they are not willing nor desirous to forsake (if there be any) or among duties generally appertaining to all, or particularly touching themselues, which they cannot submit themselues vnto. If there be either of these found in them, as that they cannot leaue nor be brought to renounce some particular