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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 if there be any difficulty in conforming a mans self after this forementioned doctrine (as I deny not but the flesh will find many) yet against them all, let him proceed and read with good regard the sixth Treatise, wherein are set down the manifold and goodly prerogatives and privileges, which God hath bequeathed to his people to hearten them on, and encourage them to godliness, and to make the christian life easy; and he shall see great light, and find exceeding force therein, to stir him up to go forward mightily against all fainting. And then he shall not be moved for all the objections, cavils and fleshly reasons which he shall read in the seventh part. For the comfort and experience, which he shall partly enjoy already, and partly hope for and expect afterwards, shall make them vanish away as smoke, although otherwise they are able to hurt and sting, as fire. And then when in the due consideration of the whole, he shall see what the blessedness and manifold good things are, which he in part hath already, and shall afterwards enjoy both here and in the life to come, he shall see what infinite cause he hath to praise God for his portion, that he hath rather beautified and blessed him with his favour and graces then many other, whereby he may walk so comfortably, and that in this vale of miseries, to Gods kingdom.
And if there be any difficultie in conforming a mans selfe after this forementioned doctrine (as I deny not but the flesh will finde many) yet against them all, let him proceede and reade with good regard the sixt Treatise, wherein are set downe the manifold and goodly prerogatiues and priuiledges, which God hath bequeathed to his people to hearten them on, and incourage them to godlines, and to make the christian life easie; and he shall see great light, and finde exceeding force therein, to stirre him vp to goe forward mightily against all fainting. And then he shall not be moued for all the obiections, cauils and fleshly reasons which he shall reade in the seuenth part. For the comfort and experience, which he shall partly enioy alreadie, and partly hope for and expect afterwards, shall make thē vanish away as smoke, although otherwise they are able to hurt and sting, as fier. And then when in the due consideration of the whole, he shall see what the blessednes and manifold good things are, which he in part hath alreadie, and shall afterwards inioy both here and in the life to come, he shall see what infinit cause he hath to praise God for his portion, that he hath rather beautified and blessed him with his fauour and graces then many other, whereby he may walke so comfortably, and that in this vale of miseries, to Gods kingdome.