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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 for want of these two, and through the contrary,1 sloth and inconstant unsettledness, in that they do not settle themselves to one good thing or other, even the most of the godly do not find that sweet fruit in their life, which is to be found, namely, of safety under Gods protection from time to time: but by improvidence, and weariness of well doing, they do by §Clittle and little plunge themselves into some deep unsettledness, out of the which, it is hard to arise again. Therefore Solomon in two words hath fitly expressed them both, saying: Let the fear of the Lord be in thy heart continually: 2which is as much, as a diligent care to please him with constancy therein.
And for want of these two, and through the contrarie,1 slouth and inconstant vnsetlednes, in that they doe not settle themselues to one good thing or other, euen the most of the godly doe not finde that sweete fruite in their life, which is to bee found, namely, of safetie vnder Gods protection from time to time: but by improuidence, and wearines of well doing, they doe by §Clittle and little plunge themselues into some deepe vnsetlednes, out of the which, it is hard to arise againe. Therfore Salomon in two words hath fitlie expressed them both, saying: Let the feare of the Lord be in thy heart continually: 2which is as much, as a diligent care to please him with constancie therein.
- 1Want of these dangerous.Want of these daungerous.
- 2Prou. 23.17.