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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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yet know they, that without religion (that is, a fear of breaking out of christian bounds) which only is to be found in an ⟨p. 145⟩§Aheart well governed) they shall never please God,1 nor have favour nor approbation, no not even of common men. But of this we may complain and cry out, till we have worn our tongues to the stump, without redress. For the foul stains, and shameful blots which are contrary to the forementioned virtues, are still usual (as they have been) almost every where, both in many of the ministry and people, and so will be; as though godliness were tied to the Church walls, and to the pulpit. And for a further illustration and proof of the benefit of the well guiding of the heart, this I have said.
yet know they, that without religion (that is, a feare of breaking out of christian bounds) which onely is to be found in an ⟨p. 145⟩§Aheart well gouerned) they shall neuer please God,1 nor haue fauour nor approbation, no not euen of common men. But of this we may complaine and cry out, till we haue worne our tongues to the stump, without redresse. For the fowle staines, and shamefull blots which are contrary to the forementioned vertues, are still vsuall (as they haue been) almost euery where, both in many of the ministery and people, and so will bee; as though godlinesse were tied to the Church walles, and to the pulpit. And for a further illustration and proofe of the benefit of the well guiding of the heart, this I haue said.
- 1Without it nothing savoury.VVithout it nothing sauory.