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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.
This strength although where it is not known, there is felt no want of it:§K yet such as see it requisite in their actions, do soon feel it to be missing, and a great piece of the beauty of those works which are done without it, to be wanting. As when they are gone about coldly and in deadness of spirit: and so likewise, they can best tell, how well it beseemeth their actions, who have obtained it of God, and testify it throughout the course of their lives. For when men understand, that God hath so appointed, that they should be zealous ⟨p. 151⟩§Ain doing their duties, as remembering that of him they shall receive their reward, and that his business ought to be gone about fervently and with conscience;1 though they have no great example of such practise in the world, it will hearten them on with courage unto the same, by the help of his spirit, which leadeth thereto. And yet if the zeal of Gods house consumed them, as the Prophet saith, it did him; this were no perfection, but that which ought to be laboured for, as every one may attain it; and in the whole course of mens dealings and duties to God, some measure of it: in so much, as where it is not found and enjoyed of men, they should count it their sin.
This strength although where it is not knowne, there is felt no want of it:§K yet such as see it requisite in their actions, doe soone feele it to be missing, and a great piece of the beautie of those workes which are done without it, to be wanting. As when they are gone about coldly and in deadnes of spirit: and so likewise, they can best tell, how well it beseemeth their actions, who haue obtained it of God, and testifie it throughout the course of their liues. For when men vnderstand, that God hath so appointed, that they should be zealous ⟨p. 151⟩§Ain doing their duties, as remembring that of him they shall receiue their reward, and that his busines ought to be gone about feruently and with conscience;1