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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.
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.
Now to proceede to the other vertues which further our practise of a godly life: such as receiue and desire to attaine to the grace which I haue §Gspoken of, that is, to be more sound and better setled in an holy course, they are and must be glad with all their heart to be diligent and painefull in this worke of the Lord,1 and to abide constant therein, that they may by these two vertues adioyned, nourish all good desires, and holy endeuours, after they be once planted in them: and hold out the contrarie, whilest they be not yet greatly troubled with them: and set on worke their knowledge in such practise, as it may well be seene whose seruants they are.
- 1The two next virtues, diligence and constancy.The two next vertues, diligence and constancie.
1This diligence and constancy, in whatsoever they be used, they bring great things to pass, whether it be in any trade, or in the searching out of things obscure and hard to be found out, when only the light of reason is