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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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Therefore condemning both bare literal knowledge, without the love of, and delighting in it; and much more the loathing and contempt of it: I proceed to show, that with such a well affected heart, we must practise that which is commanded us,1 that is, seek to walk worthy the Lord, and please him in all things. And this practise is the second rule to direct us to the life of the believer,§H and is both inward and outward: inward, when in resolution of our minds, and desire and purpose of heart we do it, Psal. 119.10. Act. 11.23. Outward, when in our lives we express and declare the same in our walking, Act. 9.31.
Therefore condemning both bare literal knowledge, without the loue of, and delighting in it; and much more the loathing and contempt of it: I proceed to shew, that with such a well affected heart, we must practise that which is commaunded vs,1 that is, seeke to walke worthie the Lord, and please him in all things. And this practise is the second rule to direct vs to the life of the beleeuer,§H and is both inward and outward: inward, when in resolution of our minds, and desire and purpose of heart we doe it, Psal. 119.10. Act. 11.23. Outward, when in our liues wee expresse and declare the same in our walking, Act. 9.31.