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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.
And here this one thing is to be considered, that our affections of choosing, §Band embracing good things be so ordered, that they may be equally more slack or strong, as the goodness of the thing shall be greater or lesser:1 (as in praying to God, rather then giving their due to men.) Also that (in an equal comparison) the duties of holiness to God, be preferred before duties to men: and with more bending our force and strength, when we go about to perform them, rather then these.
And here this one thing is to be considered, that our affections of choosing, §Band imbracing good things be so ordered, that they may be equally more slacke or strong, as the goodnesse of the thing shall be greater or lesser:1 (as in praying to God, rather then giuing their due to men.) Also that (in an equall comparison) the duties of holines to God, be preferred before duties to men: and with more bending our force and strength, when we goe about to performe them, rather then these.
- 1Our affections must be stronger, as the good is greater.
And if it be demanded here, how we shall come by such grace,1 as whereby we shall be able to embrace, choose, and follow the good, which we know: I answer: that we received such grace, when we first believed in Christ; whereby our hearts were purified, and cleansed from the strength of our old corruption: §Cwhich (if we remember) doth warrant us not only, that our Lord Jesus Christ hath taken away the guilt, and punishment of our sin, and imparted to us, and given freely his obedience; but also grace and will to love piety, and goodness; and power, as to kill sin, so to quicken us to newness of life.