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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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Besides, many good people do not know this, in a long time what God hath bequeathed them: nay, many of them never know one of the many sweet liberties and privileges of Gods children; but only receive so much light from the father of light (and therefore are rightly called the children of light) as whereby they see the way to his kingdom:1 and according to the knowledge they have of his will, thereafter they declare and show it forth in their lives; but nothing as they might, and as some others do.
Besides, many good people doe not know this, in a long time what God hath bequeathed them: nay, many of them neuer know one of the many sweet liberties and priuiledges of Gods children; but only receiue so much light from the father of light (and therefore are rightly called the children of light) as whereby they see the way to his kingdome:1 and according to the knowledge they haue of his will, thereafter they declare and shew it forth in their liues; but nothing as they might, and as some others doe.
Now to proceed to the other virtues which further our practise of a godly life: such as receive and desire to attain to the grace which I have §Gspoken of, that is, to be more sound and better settled in an holy course, they are and must be glad with all their heart to be diligent and painful in this work of the Lord,1 and to abide constant therein, that they may by these two virtues adjoined, nourish all good desires, and holy endeavours, after they be once planted in them: and hold out the contrary, whilst they be not yet greatly troubled with them: and set on work their knowledge in such practise, as it may well be seen whose servants they are.