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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.
There are many starting holes in the den of our hearts, and many ways we can deceive ourselves, that the good which we do, is not as it seemeth: but as it is not all gold that doth glister, so the touchstone of Gods word doth find much dross therein:1 yea, the Lords weights of the Sanctuary do prove them light and windy, which in our judgements and persuasions were weighty and substantial.
There are many starting holes in the denne of our hearts, and many waies we can deceiue ourselues, that the good which we doe, is not as it seemeth: but as it is not all gold that doth glister, so the touchstone of Gods word doth finde much drosse therein:1 yea, the Lords weights of the Sanctuarie doe proue them light and windie, which in our iudgements and perswasions were weightie and substantiall.
- 1Pretences in good actions.
We are brought oft times to be earnest in good causes, and to further them, as for friendship of others, and for company sake: so for malice, for our commodity, vain glory, and for fear of some sore punishment or danger,§K if we should do otherwise: when our pretence in all these, is, that it is good, and commanded; yea and we mean well many times, and are fervent in a good thing without these evil respects; and that partly for the commandment of God: but not only, nor resolutely for that, but more for other considerations, then that: Therefore we are found to be others, then we would. Although I would not be taken, as though I should mean, that there ⟨p. 153⟩§Awere no uprightness, if any fear,