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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.
CHAP. 13. Of the sum, and manner of handling this second part of a godly life: and particularly of the rules to be observed for the effecting of it: namely, knowledge and practise.
CHAP. 13. Of the summe, and manner of handling this second part of a godly life: and particularlie of the rules to be obserued for the effecting of it: namely, knowledge and practise.
And thus (Christian reader) I have set down to thee, one part of the life, which God requireth of thee, whosoever thou art, who lookest for salvation at his hands, being a believer in Christs: that is, that thou shouldest renounce the evil lust which swarm every where in the world, and ungodly life following the same: and how this should be done, and how far thou mayest attain hereunto, even so far as mans frailty will permit, and not as the unbelievers: only be sure that thou hast this in some measure wrought in thee in truth.1 But in all this thou hast been taught §Eonly to cast off that which is sinful and naught; which to do, is (no doubt) a great part of godliness: but there hath been nothing said of the manifold points of duty on the other side, and of the goodness which is to be found in us, and in the which, Gods people must shine as lights unto the world: 2For this is the glory and beauty of a man, as Solomon saith: That which is to be desired of a man, is his goodness. Of this life therefore, which must be wrought in stead of the former evil conversation, and bringeth forth fruits of amendment, ⟨p. 148⟩