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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.
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 §Hfollowed: and who doubteth then, but that in holy duties, wherein men are guided by the spirit of God, most excellent effects are brought forth of them? Neither is any duty indeed well performed without them: for which cause S.2 Peter speaking of the godly life, teacheth that all diligence must be added thereto: Give all diligence (saith he) to join with your faith virtue, as if he should say, that all is lost without it: and Jeremiah saith, that he is cursed, 3that doth Gods business negligently: And of constancy, what saith S. James? He that looketh in the perfect law of liberty, and abideth therein, if he be not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, shall be blessed in his deed, that is, in so behaving himself.
1This diligence and constancie, in whatsoeuer they be vsed, they bring great things to passe, 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 §Hfollowed: and who doubteth then, but that in holy duties, wherein men are guided by the spirit of God, most excellent effects are brought forth of them? Neither is any dutie indeed well performed without them: for which cause S.2 Peter speaking of the godly life, teacheth that all diligence must be added thereto: Giue all diligence (saith he) to ioyne with your faith vertue, as if he should say, that all is lost without it: and Ieremy saith, that he is cursed, 3that doth Gods busines negligentlie: And of constancie, what saith S. Iames? He that looketh in the perfect law of libertie, and abideth therein, if he be not a forgetfull hearer, but a dooer of the worke, shall be blessed in his deede, that is, in so behauing himselfe.